Millions of people in Malawi face food insecurity and potential starvation each year. More than half of Malawi’s population lives below the poverty line, and an estimated 37 percent of children under 5 are chronically malnourished. Families headed by women are more likely to be food insecure than the average. Eighty percent of the population are smallholder farmers.
According to our partner Ecology Action, Grow Biointensive practices can help farmers overcome the hardships caused by climate change. This project will expand upon previous BGR-funded work to continue to help families attain food security through training in Grow Biointensive climate-resilient agriculture methods. Working from a demonstration farm in northern Malawi, the project will train 2,600 farmers, including 1,400 women, in methods such as deep soil preparation, composting, carbon-farming, calorie-farming, and using and saving open-pollinated seeds. Annually renewable project.
Millions of people in Malawi face food insecurity and potential starvation each year. More than half of Malawi’s population lives below the poverty line, and an estimated 37 percent of children under 5 are chronically malnourished. Families headed by women are more likely to be food insecure than the average. Eighty percent of the population are smallholder farmers.
According to our partner Ecology Action, Grow Biointensive practices can help farmers overcome the hardships caused by climate change. This project will expand upon previous BGR-funded work to continue to help families attain food security through training in Grow Biointensive climate-resilient agriculture methods. Working from a demonstration farm in northern Malawi, the project will train 2,600 farmers, including 1,400 women, in methods such as deep soil preparation, composting, carbon-farming, calorie-farming, and using and saving open-pollinated seeds. Annually renewable project.
