"FoodMa through the dissemination and outreach impact pathway is strengthening extension and research linkages, this is being pursued to avail existing technologies and approaches to end-users. The technologies and innovations are those from previous investments in ARDEP, CABMACC, DARS, CGIAR and NGOs including those participating in the TRANSFORM Programme and emerging research products and innovations through FoodMa. The main objective of this project is to document, design and develop an online open access database for analysis and dissemination obtained from technologies/innovations from LUANAR. To achieve this, the following specific objectives will be addressed; (i)Design and develop a web-based open access database, (ii) Design and develop a mobile application for knowledge sharing, (iii) Design user support strategy to ensure smooth user experience, (iv) Develop and implement project visibility strategic plan. FoodMa has its own defined outputs and observed effects of the outputs. One key result of the programme is to ensure that its impact has reached areas far and beyond the project implementation areas (EPA’s) to transform the food system and address the inherent weaknesses, thereby ensuring national relevance in the Malawi’s 2063 vision and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at the global level. Dissemination of outputs and impacts realised through various project research, innovations and technologies involved is one way to make the impact reach far and beyond. Currently FoodMa does not have a dedicated web page and media platforms, it relies on the Programmes Coordinating Office (PCO) webpage which is part of the main LUANAR website to basically share public information. The university does not have any custom designed online repository that could carter for the problem at hand. Again, continuous documentation and sharing of project progress information is currently a challenge, this therefore calls for a need to design and develop an online platform that could serve as a project website and house a well-designed online open access repository. Beneficiaries of this project include staff members, students, project donors and the public in general who might be interested in publications, innovations and technologies realized from FoodMa. The university will also benefit in terms of ICT infrastructure enhancement since this project will be designed with scalability in mind to support publication from LUANAR staff and students. In terms of social inclusion considerations, we have applied it to project team selection where we have opted to include female members who are regarded to be part of the minority group in Malawi. Our team composition is done with consideration to FoodMa’s strong component of mentorship to early career researchers. Despite this being a system development project unlike the other research-based calls, we managed to take on board three interns from the ICT to enhance their capacity in project management and system development."