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Self Help Africa to hold learning event on Kulima Programme
February 10, 2020 / Wahard Betha
A leading international development charity organization Self Help Africa (SHA) has organized a national learning event for its Kulima Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Return (BETTER) Programme which will be held at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on February 14th 2020.
The national learning event will be conducted under the theme ‘Finding local solutions to sustainable agricultural production, diversification and climate change through farmer field school.’
Learning and Communication Specialist for SHA Pauline Mbukwa says in a Press Statement that the national learning event aims at sharing the best practices that have been documented by farmer field schools.
Mbukwa says: “The overall objective of KULIMA BETTER project is to increase resilience, food, and nutrition and income security of 402, 000 smallholder farmers in the 10 KULIMA districts.”
“Since its inception in 2018, the project has been conducting various studies through farmer field schools which involve comparing research based recommendations with local practices and testing innovations in a low risk environment.”
Mbukwa says the conference will, among other things, feature oral presentations from various organizations, poster sessions, video show, and pavilion displays around diverse sub themes.
The diverse sub themes include: Integrated pest and disease control in the context of fall armyworm and Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV); impact of GALS approach on gender roles in agriculture; nutrition actions for sustained dietary diversity; resilience to climate shocks; farmer field schools for improved extension services delivery; and cost effective soil fertility management.
SHA is part of the Kutukula Ulimi M’Malawi (KULIMA) program which is co-funded to the tune of €111-million, with the European Union contributing €100-million.
The four main implementing partners of KULIMA program include: Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), GIZ, and SHA led consortium, all playing critical roles in supporting the Malawi Government to deliver the three components of KULIMA program which include to increase agricultural productivity and diversification through mainly up-scaling climate-smart agriculture technologies; agriculture value chain and business development; and support to improved governance in the agricultural sector.
The program is being implanted in 10 districts of Mzimba, Chiradzulu, Kasungu, Nkhatabay, Nkhotakota, Karonga, Mulanje, Salima, Chitipa and Thyolo.
SHA is implementing the five-year Better Extension Training Transforming Economic Return (BETTER) project in collaboration with Action Aid Malawi, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Plan International and Evangelical Association of Malawi.
SHA’s expertise is in small-scale farming and growing family-farm businesses, with highest motivation by injustice, by their expertise in small-scale agriculture and family-farm business, and the opportunity they have to help small farmers change the lives of their families.
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