Malawi
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Quality Tomatoes: A Simple Step to a Sustainable Livelihood
Jenipher Yohane is a member of the Mtendere Women’s Farmer Field School group. One of the main areas of focus…
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Paulo’s Story: Year Round Food Security!
Rain-fed agriculture depends on consistent, large amounts of rain during the rainy season which lasts from December to March. Unfortunately, the rains have become progressively unreliable over the past couple of years. Farmers, like Paulo, have been facing challenges with their rain-fed crops.
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Divason’s Story: A DREAM COME TRUE -Tomatoes Year Round!
Divason has been growing vegetables like tomatoes, mustard seeds and pumpkin leaves which provide much needed nutrients for his family. Unfortunately, growing vegetables is only possible during the rain season which is only 3 months long, from December until March.
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Improved Nutritional Feeding Brings Smiles to Faces in Malawi
Malnutrition remains one of the major challenges faced by many poor rural families in Malawi, with children under the age…
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How Sweet It Is
Beekeeping in Malawi
Beekeeping symbolizes the biological interdependence between insects, pollination and production of seed. Beekeeping interventions strengthen livelihoods and also…more -
Vegetables in the Off-Season: Combating Malnutrition and Generating Income
“Growing vegetables on a larger scale with good management is our goal. We know it will provide the much needed household income and a way out of poverty for smallholder farmers in rural areas like ours.”
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HAROLD’S STORY: THE WAY TO ACHIEVE YEAR LONG FOOD SECURITY
In the face of dwindling natural resources and an ever-increasing demand for food due to high populations, crop diversification remains…
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Small Animals = Big Profits
“I would like to encourage my fellow women to try rabbit production they will definitely not regret it. Rabbits are small animals yes, but they can provide a big profit!” – Agnes Kamphirimende
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Cool Beans: Malawian Farmers Diversify Income through Bean Farming
Ester Kadzakalowa, 38, from Khangale village, Traditional Authority Kabudula in Lilongwe district is one of the farmers who grow common…
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Appropriate Technology: Appropriate Solution – Reducing Grain Loss in Malawi
In Malawi, maize production and storage is vital to food security, rural development and poverty reduction. Many small-holder farmers experience significant maize loss due to post-harvest pests. An appropriate technology for grain storage was needed to reduce maize losses, financial vulnerability and food insecurity.
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