Promotion of Innovative Integrated Aquaculture- Agriculture for Climate Change Adaptation among Women (PIIAA)

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Number of participants: 70 women

Location: Chisamba Village, Lilongwe

About: This project promoted and increased the number of women practicing innovative integrated aquaculture and agriculture practices. Project outcomes included the construction of fish ponds and the training of women in aquaculture.

Funder: Africa-Adapt

Fish-Clime Project: Promoting women-led markets in Malawi through upscaling and promoting the use of climate-smart fish processing technologies

Project date: 2022

Number of participants: 90 women

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About: This project supported women climate entrepreneurs by building their capacity to conduct viable climate-smart fish businesses through training, coaching and developing market linkages.

Funder: Global Affairs Canada, Accelerating Women Climate Entrepreneurs (ANDE) project

Promotion of climate smart fish processing technologies

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Number of participants: 70 women, 200 beneficiaries

Location: Nkhotakota

About: This project supported women entrepreneurs to increase their capacity to process fish using climate smart methods and manage their fish businesses. 70 women were directly reached in Nkhotakota and more than 200 people were either directly or indirectly positively impacted.

Funder: GEF Small Grants Programme

Scaling up adaptive capacity of rural communities to climate change through innovative Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture (IAA)

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Number of participants: 250

Location: Nkhotakota

About: The aim of the project was to reach and enhance adaptive capacity to climate change of at least 250 households. Under this project, 50 fish ponds were constructed integrated with crops and livestock and beneficiaries were linked to markets and financial institutions.  

Funder: UNDP GEF Small Grants Program

Aquaculture Value Chain Project (AVCP)

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Number of participants: 4000 fish farmers

Location: Lilongwe, Ntchisi, Dedza, Mchinji, Dowa, Salima and Kasungu districts

About: Fish farmers were trained and coached on all aspects of aquaculture along the value chain. Training and coaching focused on adapting fish farming techniques in a changing climate, effective management of fish farms, and increasing fish production.

Funder: GIZ

Supporting rural youth with capacity to manage IAA system

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Number of participants: 50 youth

Location: M’bwatalika in Lilongwe

About: Kawjo trained the youth farmers on managing pond aquaculture integrated with crop and fruits for climate change adaptation.

Funder: Irish Embassy in Malawi