MGP Applications

I am looking to establish an irrigation scheme to improve agricultural productivity and ensure sustainable water management for crop production. However, I am in need of financial support to acquire the necessary irrigation equipment, which includes pumps, pipes, sprinklers, and other essential tools. This equipment is crucial to optimize water usage, enhance crop yields, and contribute to food security. Any assistance or partnership in securing the funding for these resources would be greatly appreciated, as it would help make this project a reality.

Dairy farm equipment

Namwera Union Smallholder Farmers Association Ltd (otherwise known as Namwera IPC) is a member owned organization established in 1998 and registered in 2003 with a registration number 6938 under the Trustees Act. The organization is located in Namwera, 40 km away from Mangochi Mangochi Boma. It is made up of four associations namely Katuli, Ntiya, Masuku and Nyambi. Each association has its own governance and operational structures. The four associations are brought together by a common constitution and a Joint Board whose members are selected from the four association boards.Since its inception, the association has made commendable investments in infrastructure development, having established an office and a warehouse to facilitate aggregation. Despite achieving significant milestones, the association still faces challenges related to low yield, and high transportation costs to effectively achieve its intended results.
The Association has been experiencing low production volumes of Soya due to limited mechanization among its members. Presently, all members use traditional hoes, which are less efficient and labor-intensive. This significantly contributes to low harvests as production is confined to small plots of land, averaging roughly 1 acre, despite some members owning larger plots. Limited access to quality seeds and extension services further exacerbates low productivity. To improve Soya production volumes, the Association aims to enhance provision of quality seed, extension services and mechanized production and post-harvest management. The association’s financial needs for the project are 135, 892 USD which will basically be used for the procurement of Farm machinery and technical support.

The proposed project aims to address key challenges faced by smallholder farmers and Sunseed Oil Limited in Malawi, focusing on enhancing productivity and improving market access. Over the past two growing seasons, farmers have faced reduced yields due to adverse weather and soya rust, limiting their ability to invest in quality inputs. Additionally, poor transportation infrastructure has hindered their access to markets, forcing reliance on middle traders who often offer low prices and export raw materials, leaving local processors with inadequate supplies.

To address these challenges, the project will provide 2,000 farmers with certified high-yielding soya seed and inoculants, enabling them to recover from previous losses and improve yields. It will also invest in transportation vehicles to ease logistical challenges, allowing farmers to deliver their produce directly to Sunseed. This intervention is expected to increase the direct sourcing of raw materials by 10,000 metric tons annually, reducing dependency on traders, boosting factory utilization, and increasing volume of exported products such as soya cake.

The project will create more job opportunities, generate foreign exchange through exports, and enhance the livelihoods of farmers. It will also promote sustainable agricultural practices and contribute to the economic empowerment of rural communities.

The demand of soy remains in high both at domestic and international markets due to its diverse use in producing products like cooking oil, corn-soya blend, soy milk, soya cake. The project will help to increase soy so that we supply at domestic and international markets through machinery. It will also address the challenge of profitable markets to the members of the association through increased profits and this will translate to increase revenue of the association by 20%, and provide job oppoturnities to the youth. The project will also observe enviroment friendly technogies through development of environmental and social management plans.
Gender equality and youth participation will also be a key

Balaka smallholder farmers association is actively involved in soya production and marketing in Balaka and Ntcheu district. Currently the association provides seed loan and extension support to its members. Despite registering recommendable progress in operations, the association faces a challenge of limited business growth due to lack of a processing plant to value add to the aggregated soy beans. The enterprise has a strategic plan of penetrating into a new market with quality processed soya pieces and cooking oil to meet the rising demand of affordable nutritious food requirements locally and to scale within the region.

Chithumba offers bundled services, namely, pre-harvest finance for farm inputs, mainly soya, pigeon peas and groundnuts seed and inoculant (alternative finance mechanism), agricultural extension services, and marketing assistance to farmers called ‘Chithumba Market Maker’. The Market maker model is innovative and connects urban, rural and international commodity markets.

Through this project Chithumba will increase production volumes, aggregate at least 3000Mt of which some will be exported.

Please not that Chithumba Limited is not a producer organization.

Executive Summary
Legume for Women (L4W) project goal is to unlock economic opportunities for women along legume value chains. This will be achieved through a comprehensive market system-based approach that includes access to inputs and markets. The project will also strengthen food security and nutrition among women headed household families. The proposed projects target 100,000 women from Malawi’s eight districts namely, Chitipa, Rumphi and Mzimba in the North, Dedza and Ntchitsi in the center and Chikwawa, Nsanje and Zomba in the South. The project’s goal will be achieved through the following objectives. (1) Increasing productivity of legumes among targeted women and female-headed households. (2) Provision of business entrepreneurial training and other technical assistance to female producers of seed and grain to enhance their business acumen and growth. (3) Enhancing legume aggregation capacity among women-owned enterprises and (4) Enhancing nutrition and food security among women-headed farming families. The impact of L4W will be improved livelihoods through increased income, food security and better nutrition especially among rural women who are primary targeted beneficiaries. To achieve proposed set of objectives, the project will leverage on existing multisectoral partnership in legume value chains in Malawi and on-going projects/initiatives such as Accelerated Innovation Delivery Initiative (AID-I), Growth poles, Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) and Program for Rural Irrigation Development (PRIDE).

We are a waste management company offering refuse collection and proper disposal services. We provide free waste bins to our customers once they subscribe with us. These help our clients in organizing waste at collection level. In addition, we are also into recycling. We are at the moment combining recycled plastic waste with the African cloth (Chitenje) for the making of a variety of bags. The bags include; backpacks, handbags, travelling bags, shopping bags etc. We are also making wallets, document folders, ladies purses, table mats and table runners. For these items we are making, tourists are our biggest customers.

Thawale is a goat farming and trading business targeting the high-end goat market through large, consolidated stocks.

Sales Strategy
We will time our buying and selling to coincide with peak profit periods, especially during Qurban and from December to March, to maximize profits.

Support for Smallholder Farmers
Our initiative includes providing health and nutrition resources to smallholder farmers, enhancing the quality of our goats and benefiting both farmers and our business.