by National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) Description Climate change has in recent years, among other problems, led to unpredictable weather patterns – making it difficult for farmers to plan on an ideal crop to plant with regard to the amount of rain and duration it requires to mature; prolonged dry spells – affecting […]
“I have a small body but a big brain,” brags Fulale Mbinga, poking her head as she feeds a cow she bought after selling rice last year. The mother of five knows how livestock helps farmers overcome hunger and poverty when crops fail amid devastating effects of climate change. “I think about the future,” she […]
The National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) supports more than 100,000 members across 60 associations. NASFAM, the GIZ programme KULIMA More Income and Employment in Rural Areas of Malawi (KULIMA MIERA) and the UK-funded PROSPER Markets project set up an incentive-based contract farming scheme with over 4,500 farmers in Karonga in Malawi’s Northern Region. The scheme aims at […]