23/09/2026
A practical illustration of how ground cover (dead mulching) protects agriculture fields from soil erosion and how it maintains moisture.
In the video below, the project officer for the conserve Malawi project, Mr. Jimmy Wa'Ezinass is illustrating practically why it is important for communities to embrace conservation agriculture, with an emphasis on mulching among other principles that include minimal soil disturbance and crop rotation. This is being done through a project that is currently building capacities of 9697 project participants in 50 group village heads in Mzimba and Rumphi districts, specifically Malidade EPA in Mzimba district, Mwazisi and Katowo EPAs in Rumphi district. The climate smart agriculture awareness sessions are being conducted as the communities will be preparing their fields for the next farming season amidst the el-nino weather forecasts.
Livingstonia Synod Development department is implementing the CONSERVE MALAWI phase 2 project that is targeting communities that are on the fringes of Nyika and Vwaza protected areas. Among other outcomes, the project aims at improving food security of the targeted communities by improving food production to sustain the households for more than 8 months from the current average of 4 months, from own production.
Ultimately, the project wants to improve the entire livelihoods of the communities living on the fringes of the protected areas, and reduce reliance from resources such as the bio diversity from Nyika national park and Vwaza game reserve, promoting human and wildlife co-existence in the process. Other interventions include ecosystem conservation and economic empowerment.
Reported by Bright Chihana.
