Editing Economy of Malawi (section)

==Industry==
In 2013, Malawi's manufacturing sector contributed 10.7% of GDP.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators|title=World Bank's World Development Indicators|date=April 2015|website=World Bank}}</ref> The main industries are food processing, construction, consumer goods, cement, fertilizer, ginning, furniture production and cigarette production.

The government's attempts to diversify the agriculture sector and move up the global value chain have been seriously constrained by poor infrastructure, an inadequately trained work force and a weak business climate. In order to help companies adopt innovative practices and technologies, the ''National Export Strategy'' adopted in 2013 affords companies greater access to the outcome of international research and better information about available technologies; it also helps companies to obtain grants to invest in such technologies from sources such as the country's [[Science and technology in Malawi|Export Development Fund and the Malawi Innovation Challenge Fund]]. In parallel, the government has raised its investment in [[Science and technology in Malawi|research and development]] to 1% of GDP.
 
===Food and beverages===
Most fruits and vegetables are exported raw, while processed food is imported mainly from South Africa.  [[Carlsberg Group|Carlsberg]] opened its first brewery outside of Denmark in Blantyre in 1965. The brewery also bottles Coca-Cola products under licence.  A mango processing plant for the export of fruit concentrate opened in [[Salima (township)|Salima]] in 2013. Universal Industries operates several food factories in Blantyre, where it produces sweets, crisps, biscuits, milk powder, soy products and baby food. Coffee and tea are processed by half a dozen of different companies in the regions of [[Thyolo]], [[Mulanje]] and around [[Mzuzu]].

=== Pharmaceutical companies ===
Malawi has four pharmaceutical companies. They manufacture a limited range of drugs, particularly those that are in great demand on the local market.<ref name="who.int">[https://www.who.int/hiv/amds/countries/mwi_SurveyUseTRIPs.pdf A Survey of Policy and Practice on the Use of Access to MedicinesRelated TRIPs Flexibilities in Malawi]</ref> These are Pharmanova Ltd.,<ref name="who.int"/> which is the biggest pharmaceutical manufacturer in Malawi, followed by SADM, Malawi Pharmacies (Pharmaceuticals Limited) and [[Kentam Products Limited]].<ref name="who.int"/>

===Forestry===
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Large man-made pine tree forests are located in the Viphya Mountains, around Mulanje and Zomba. Timber production for building materials and furniture is an important industry for these regions. However, most areas in Malawi suffer from deforestation due to [[illegal logging]] for charcoal production and the use of firewood.

===Electricity===
Malawi's sole power supplier is the state owned [[Electricity Supply Commission of Malawi]] (ESCOM), which generates almost all its power from hydroelectric plants along the Shire River. The installed is approximately 351MW.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-power/malawi-hit-by-blackout-as-falling-dam-levels-drain-hydropower-idUSKBN1E1197|title=Malawi hit by blackout as falling dam levels drain hydropower|date=8 December 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=8 December 2017}}</ref> About 12% of the country's population has access to electricity, according to 2014 World Bank figures.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS?locations=MW|title=Access to electricity (% of population) {{!}} Data|website=data.worldbank.org|language=en-us|access-date=2017-12-08}}</ref>

The country has been suffering from intermittent power outages as a result of an ongoing drought that has halved power output as water levels of the Shire river dropped significantly.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/malawi-blackouts-drought-hydro-power|title=Malawi suffers blackouts as drought exposes 98% reliance on hydro power|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=2017-12-08|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-12-08|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The river usually generates 300MW of electricity, accounting for 98% of Malawi's total supply. However, the drought reduced that capacity to 160MW, according to ESCOM.<ref name=":1" />