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Malawi suffers from high rates of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition. With most of the population relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, this project aims to promote climate-resilient,...
197 extension workers and lead farmers graduate from farmer field school master trainers’ course
June was a celebratory month at Mzuzu, Lisasadzi and Thuchila Residential Training Centres (RTCs) with 197 extension workers and lead farmers graduating from season-long Farmer Field School...
KULIMA, a 5-year programme funded by the European Union and FAO and in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development of Malawi, has proven its success with its first harvest of healthy bunches of bananas.
Malawi’s banana industry has...
14 December 2018
What has been the impact of FFS over the past 15 years?
What are the core domains of FFS impact: productivity, input use, adaptation to climate change, people’s empowerment, gender…?
How is impact measured – and what could be improved?...
08 October 2018 - 28 February 2019
FAO Malawi is set to kick-off three Farmer Field School (FFS) master trainer’s courses that will run from 8 October 2018 to 28 February 2019 . These courses aim to impart knowledge and skills to 90 government and non-governmental organization (NGO)...