MALAWI 6. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’ and indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) • 7. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact the institution to find out what the policy is in this regard –if the institution supplies written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) • 8. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 6/20 7. Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security formerly known as Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (Maid) Category 1 - WEBSITE http://www.moafsmw.org/ During the time of the research the Ministry for Agriculture and Food Security had its website set up and updated to a certain extent. The website, however, lacked budget and procurement documents, vacancy and employment procedures. n = 20 Yes No Partial 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Additional Information • The latest information posted on the website were ‘the monthly retail prices for May 2013’. This means that there is no new information updated for over a month. • There are budgets and expenditures of projects in the ministry but not for the whole ministry. 2. Does the website contain: a) A description of its powers as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? • b) A list of laws, acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers. • c) Reports, policies, programs? • d) Budget and expenditure? e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? • f) Vacancies and employment procedures? • g) The name, the address, the telephone number and the working hours of the respective institution? • h) The contact details of public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • Total Score: 8/20 34 There is space provided for feedback.