The Malabo Montpellier Panel

What The Malabo Montpellier Panel does

The Malabo Montpellier Panel is a non-profit expert advisory body, launched in 2017 as the successor to the original Montpellier Panel (founded 2010), that produces evidence-based policy research and convenes senior decision-makers to accelerate progress on food and nutritional security across Africa. It is anchored politically in the Malabo Declaration adopted by 54 African governments and operationally hosted by AKADEMIYA2063 (since July 2020), with academic support from the Center for Development Research at the University of Bonn and Imperial College London. The Panel is composed of 17-18 leading African and European experts in agriculture, ecology, nutrition, public policy and global development, co-chaired by Ousmane Badiane (Executive Chairperson, AKADEMIYA2063 / Africa Director, IFPRI) and Joachim von Braun (Director, ZEF).

Name

The Malabo Montpellier Panel

Legal name

The Malabo Montpellier Panel

Website

https://mamopanel.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Malabo Montpellier Panel is a non-profit expert group of 17-18 African and European specialists that produces evidence-based policy reports, briefings, and an annual Forum to guide African governments on food security and agricultural transformation.

Ownership category

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Product category

Agricultural Policy Research and Advisory

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) (BPADAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Technical Assistance (BPADAEAG), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems & Land Management (BPADALAG)

Keywords

• Agricultural policy research
• Food security advisory
• Agrifood systems analysis
• Expert policy panel
• Evidence based guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Kicukiro

HQ country

Rwanda

HQ region

Africa

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Markets served

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Institutional Funding and Support: The Panel operates through institutional hosting arrangements and funding from international development organizations. The Panel is hosted by the West and Central African Office of the International Food Policy Research Institute, University of Bonn and Imperial College London. Funding support comes from various development partners and foundations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Malabo Montpellier Panel produces evidence-based policy research reports, monographs and briefings on African food systems, nutrition, digitalization, bioeconomy, climate finance, women and youth in agrifood systems, fisheries and aquaculture. It complements these outputs by convening the annual Malabo Montpellier Forum for high-level policy dialogue and running a webinar series, all intended to equip African governments and development partners with analysis to design agricultural policies benefiting smallholder farmers.

Product overview

The Malabo Montpellier Panel operates as a policy research and expert convening body, not a traditional product company. Its core offering consists of high-quality research reports and policy briefings across thematic areas including nutrition, digitalization, bioeconomy, climate finance, women in agrifood systems, food processing, youth in agrifood systems, financing agrifood systems, fisheries and aquaculture, and agrifood employment. The Panel supplements these reports with an annual Forum for high-level policy dialogue, webinars featuring expert analysis, infographics for visual communication, blog posts, and press releases—all designed to equip decision-makers with evidence to design and implement policies benefiting smallholder farmers and food security in Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Africa has achieved average growth rates of 5%, reducing malnutrition levels by 30% in recent years

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and flagship.

• AKADEMIYA2063coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020AKADEMIYA2063 became the new home of the Malabo Montpellier Panel Program, succeeding IFPRI's hosting arrangement. AKADEMIYA2063 is an Africa-based global non-profit organization that supports the Malabo Declaration's goals.
• African Development Bank (AfDB)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2019Joint policy seminars held with AfDB experts to synthesize Panel reports. AfDB's Vice-President Human Development and Agriculture emphasized the Bank's support for the Panel's research work and its importance for informed policy decisions.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - West and Central African OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIFPRI's West and Central African Office hosts the Malabo Montpellier Panel. The Panel's Co-Chair Dr. Ousmane Badiane serves as Africa Director at IFPRI. This hosting arrangement provides institutional support and research backbone for the Panel's work.
• University of Bonn - Center for Development Research (ZEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center for Development Research at University of Bonn supports the Panel and its Co-Chair Professor Joachim von Braun serves as Director of ZEF. The partnership provides academic rigor and research capacity.
• Imperial College LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImperial College London provides institutional support to the Panel. Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development at Imperial College, is a founding member of the Panel.
• Regional Strategic Analysis of Knowledge Support Systems (ReSAKSS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Panel works closely with ReSAKSS, the main review and learning platform set up under the African Union's Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).
• African Union CommissionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Panel's work directly supports the African Union Commission's Agenda 2063 and the Malabo Declaration goals. The Panel provides evidence to support implementation of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA): African-led organization working to drive agricultural transformation, headed by Panel member Agnes Kalibata. Directly comparable in mission (African smallholder productivity and food security), stakeholder base (African governments and donors), and policy advocacy approach.
• International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED): Independent policy research organization working on sustainable development, including sustainable agriculture in Africa. Comparable in operating model (expert-driven policy research with convening role) and in working at the intersection of development, environment, and food systems.
• Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN): African policy network focused on food, agriculture, and natural resources policy advocacy and research across the continent. Highly comparable as a multi-country African policy think tank producing evidence to inform government decisions on agriculture and food security.
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI): Global affairs think tank producing evidence-based policy research for international development, including agriculture and food security. Comparable as a development-focused policy research body that publishes reports, convenes stakeholders, and advises governments and multilaterals.
• AKADEMIYA2063: Africa-based global non-profit that hosts the Malabo Montpellier Panel and supports the same Malabo Declaration and CAADP policy agenda. Directly comparable as an Africa-focused policy research and technical assistance organization operating in the same agricultural policy space.

Broad incumbents

• CGIAR: Global agricultural research partnership that includes IFPRI and other centers producing research on food systems, agriculture, and climate. Overlaps with the Panel's mission but at much larger scale, with deeper research budgets and global reach.
• Brookings Africa Growth Initiative: Policy research program at a major think tank producing evidence-based analysis on African economic transformation, including agriculture and food systems. Comparable in operating model (think tank publishing reports and advising policymakers) but operating at much broader thematic scale.
• International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI): Former host institution of the Malabo Montpellier Panel and one of the leading global food policy research organizations. Operates broadly in food policy with substantially larger scale and budget, but overlaps materially with the Panel's evidence-based agricultural policy mandate.
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO): UN specialized agency leading international efforts to defeat hunger, serving a similar mandate on African food security and agricultural transformation. Comparable as a high-level policy and advisory body, but at vastly larger scale and with a normative/member-state role.
• World Bank Agriculture and Food: Major multilateral financing institution that funds and advises on African agricultural transformation programs. Comparable in working with the same African governments and DFIs on agricultural policy, but at much greater scale with financing rather than advisory positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MamoPanel
• Facebookfacebook.com/MaMoPanel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-malabo-montpellier-panel

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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