| AASToM | Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology in Malawi |
| APRU | Agriculture Policy Research Unit |
| ARET | Agricultural Research and Extension Trust |
| ASC | Agricultural Sciences Committee |
| CASTAFRICA | Conference of Cabinet Ministers responsible for the Application of Science and Technology to Development in Africa |
| CERT | Centre for Education Research and Training |
| CHSU | Community Health Sciences Unit |
| CSIRD | Committee for Scientific and Industrial Research and Development |
| CSR | Centre for Social Research |
| DAHI | Department of Animal Health and Industry |
| DARTS | Department of Agricultural Research and Technical Services |
| EIA | Environmental Impact Assessment |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| GRBC | Genetic Resources and Biotechnology Committee |
| HSRC | Health Sciences Research Committee |
| HIPC | Highly Indebted Poor Countries |
| ICLARM | International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management |
| ICRAF | International Centre for Research in Agro-Forestry |
| ICRISAT | International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics |
| IEC | Information, Education and Communication |
| ISI | Institute for Scientific Information |
| LPPC | Legal and Patenting Policies Committee |
| MASTA | Malawi Award for Scientific and Technological Achievement |
| MBS | Malawi Bureau of Standards |
| MIRTDC | Malawi Industrial Research and Technology Development Centre |
| MITI | Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan |
| NADICC | National Documentation and Information Coordinating Committee |
| NCST | National Commission for Science and Technology |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for African Development |
| NHBGM | National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi |
| NGOs | Non-Governmental Organizations |
| NRCM | National Research Council of Malawi |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OPC | Office of the President and Cabinet |
| R&D | Research and Development |
| SADC | Southern Africa Development Community |
| SCC | Science Competitions Committee |
| S&T | Science and Technology |
| TEVETA | Technical Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority |
| TRIPS | Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights |
| TRF | Tea Research Foundation |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNESCO | United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |