The document discusses ADMARC, a Malawian government organization established to promote agriculture. It details ADMARC's history and challenges over time. Key issues included political interference, mismanagement of funds, and inefficiency. ADMARC underwent a failed downsizing attempt driven by donors without properly assessing internal/external factors. This led to resistance and failure to define new roles. The downsizing focused only on financials and excluded other important social and economic functions of ADMARC. Lack of communication and stakeholder buy-in also contributed to the failed change effort.