The Status of Vegetables Research in Malawi, Capacity, Progress, Gaps, and Way Forward—A Scoping Review

Vegetables are key to nutrition and economic security, especially for developing societies. Research in vegetables has been historically key. From early domestication efforts modern-day breeding value addition, research enabled vegetable productivity support the nutritional needs of Impactful research, however, requires competent capacity a guiding framework, continuously changing socio-climatic world. Vegetable appraisal Malawi, regarding capacity, focus, is lacking. By using 5 search engines 506 analyzed publications, this review sought first examine existing Malawi assess focus terms both chain analysis themes specific tax. This approach allowed isolation flagging out emerging issues from that positively contextualize future direction Malawi. It found adequate institutional expertise further research. The identified challenges include local funding infrastructural leverage donor funding. Three climate change, modeling, biofortification crops have identified. suggested that, with facing change challenge, these areas, will enhance not only but also overall readiness. Key readiness involvement indigenous production. As package, cultivation can play critical role contributing achievement pillar 1 vision 2063, which seeks agricultural commercialization on resilience.