Malawi Farming Challenges and Solutions (Part 2) – Solutions to farming challenges.
Malawi Farming Challenges and Solutions (Part 1)
As Malawi draws closer to the 2025/2026 farming season, farmers across the country are both excited and worried, reflecting on the challenges of the past year and looking ahead with both caution and determination.
Update: Mwayiwathu Farmers Club Making Strides
As we continue to empower and inspire our communities through sustainable and improved farming practices, we are excited to share an update on our Mwayiwathu Cohort 1 Farmers Club. Last year, we shared an update on the graduation of the Mwayiwathu Cohort 1 club, and as promised, we are back with another update on the club’s progress and achievements.
Orant Agroecology Farm: What We’re Harvesting
Our Agroecology Farm is more than just a place to grow crops, it is a classroom to learn more about sustainable, regenerative agriculture as well as gain farming skills. See what we’re harvesting this season
The Unyielding Struggle of a Malawian Rural Farmer
As the backbone of Malawi’s economy, agriculture accounts for approximately 30% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. It is the primary source of livelihood for many rural Malawians, who solely rely on farming to make ends meet. However, the journey to a successful harvest is never easy for these rural farmers, who face numerous challenges that threaten their livelihoods. In this week’s blog article, we delve into the current challenges facing Malawi’s rural farmers this farming season.
Transforming Lives with Mwayiwathu Farming Club
We are happy to announce the graduation of our Mwayiwathu Farming Club. This group has experienced so much transformation over the past 3 years we have worked with them and we are now in the process of selecting our second cohort. Read our blog article for inspiring stories from Mwayiwathu!
A Visit to the Orant Agroecological Demonstration Farm
The Orant Agroecological Demonstration Farm produces strong, nutritious crops using natural farming techniques. See some photos from the farm here!
The Bittersweet Harvest Follow-Up
Do you remember Cellina’s experience with drought and her story of perseverance? This week we visited Cellina to learn more and catch up on how she and her family have been surviving on the 15 bags of maize she realized from her 2 acre field. Read today’s blog article to catch up on Cellina’s journey.
The Bittersweet Harvest
In this week’s blog article, we talk to Cellina Samson, a lead farmer from Mantchondo village in Dowa District. Cellina shares her farming journey and experience for the 2023/24 farming season. Visit today’s blog article and read Cellina’s story and how she is crossing the bridge of uncertainty, one step at a time.
The Life of a Subsistence Farmer in Rural Malawi
In Malawi, there is a famous saying that goes “Chuma chili mu nthaka” meaning “there is money in farming,” or in other words, “wealth lies in farming.” This saying is true for Malawi as farming is the backbone of the economy, with 85% of the population highly dependent on it. However, as much as most Malawians are involved in agriculture, they suffer persistent food shortages. This is because many smallholder farmers depend on rainfed and low-cost subsistence farming to meet their food needs. In this week’s article, we will explore what the life of a subsistence farmer looks like in the rural part of Malawi, in Dowa district near Orant’s headquarters.