Rise Against HungerHarvesting Prosperity and Resilience
In 2019, Nelly began participating in Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience, a sustainable agriculture project implemented by Rise Against Hunger in partnership with the Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS).
Smallholder farmers in Malawi's Karonga and Mzimba districts
From riseagainsthunger.org ↗About this program
The project works with 3,100 smallholder farmers in Malawi's Karonga and Mzimba districts to strengthen food and nutrition security by improving production methods, nutrition practices and household income.
Through climate-smart agriculture training, she learned new techniques like manure making, pit planting and mulching, crop rotation and intercropping.
Today, Nelly serves as a leader in the Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience project, teaching other farmers in her district to adopt climate-resilient, labor-saving practices.
Questions
Who implements the Harvesting Prosperity and Resilience project?
a sustainable agriculture project implemented by Rise Against Hunger in partnership with the Foundation for Community Support Services (FOCUS)
How many smallholder farmers does the project work with?
The project works with 3,100 smallholder farmers in Malawi's Karonga and Mzimba districts
Details
- Who
- Smallholder farmers in Malawi's Karonga and Mzimba districts
- Where
- Malawi
