Paida Mpaso
Paida Mpaso has a rich background in agriculture and environmental reporting after working in mainstream media primarily for Malawis’ Nation Publications Limited (NPL) for over six years. She also has experience working with International agricultural organizations like The Alliance for Commodity Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa (ACTESA-COMESA) and for local Malawi organizations like National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM), Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) as well as Agriculture Commodity Exchange for Africa (ACE). She has also worked for The Roots and Tuber Crops Development Trust (RTCDT), whose mission is to spearhead the development of a vibrant root and tuber crops industry.
As a communications specialist for The New Alliance Policy Acceleration Support Project (NAPAS: Malawi), -a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Project being implemented by Michigan State University (MSU)- she manages both internal and external communications for the project, making sure that policies and strategies that the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) develops with support from the Project are publicized in the media.
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts-Journalism and is currently studying for a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Related Work
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F Nankhuni Explains Methodology for Malawi Special Crops Act Review
Published on October 23, 2018
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Malawi 2018 Agriculture Fair
Published on October 22, 2018
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Government Includes Rice in Subsidy Programme
Published on October 19, 2018
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NAPAS: Malawi Intensely Disseminates Policy Information
Published on October 18, 2018
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The "Special Crops Act / Agriculture General Purposes Act" validation meeting
Published on October 1, 2018
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VIDEO: Malawi National Agriculture Investment Plan
Published on October 1, 2018
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F. Nankhuni on Value Chain Studies
Published on September 27, 2018
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USAID Representative Mr. Cullen Hughes speaks of NAPAS: Malawi achievements
Published on September 27, 2018
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The Farmer Organization Development Strategy (FODS) is Validated
Published on September 6, 2018