Drip irrigation transformed farming families in northern Malawi's Mzimba district, where drought left fields barren and water scarce. Norwegian Church Aid and DanChurchAid provided equipment through Royal Norwegian Embassy funding that helped the Kaluwa family earn 262,000 kwacha from tomatoes in 2023 and 592,500 kwacha the following year. Joseph Kaluwa built a well to sustain production and plans solar pumps for expansion, while his wife, Lostina, praised the reliable system for supporting their children's education. The couple stopped depending on riverbeds after mastering techniques from the CADECOM Transform Project.
Thebama Group in Kasungu purchased maize milling equipment after selling livestock and pooling 1.65 million kwacha, with 1.29 million paid upfront. Member Elivas Muyaba said profits from crops and village savings enabled the investment that eliminated long walks to mills. The group added riverbank irrigation sites after exhausting a single borehole serving seven communities. Fire destroyed fencing and pipes in 2024, but farmers replaced materials independently before requesting additional assistance.
Project coordinator Lameck Mnyenyembe said climate adaptation strategies aim to boost productivity while connecting growers to markets and improving sanitation practices. Teams train 15 farmer groups on value crops like tomatoes, providing first-cycle inputs before the start of reinvestment cycles. Water access near boreholes limits expansion, though beneficiaries demonstrate pathways from poverty through smart agriculture methods.
Thebama Group in Kasungu purchased maize milling equipment after selling livestock and pooling 1.65 million kwacha, with 1.29 million paid upfront. Member Elivas Muyaba said profits from crops and village savings enabled the investment that eliminated long walks to mills. The group added riverbank irrigation sites after exhausting a single borehole serving seven communities. Fire destroyed fencing and pipes in 2024, but farmers replaced materials independently before requesting additional assistance.
Project coordinator Lameck Mnyenyembe said climate adaptation strategies aim to boost productivity while connecting growers to markets and improving sanitation practices. Teams train 15 farmer groups on value crops like tomatoes, providing first-cycle inputs before the start of reinvestment cycles. Water access near boreholes limits expansion, though beneficiaries demonstrate pathways from poverty through smart agriculture methods.
