Malawi Zero Hunger. Food Security for sugar cane producers

About this project

The project stems from the historical collaboration between Italian Fair Trade and Malawi's sugar supply chains. After the recent environmental disasters, sugarcane production suffered heavy losses, followed by an export stop imposed by the government, in order to strengthen the country's food supply. The project thus aims to support the cooperatives of sugarcane producers, and at the same time contribute to the national strategy on food security, making the cooperatives a point of reference for local communities. From the needs analysis identified in the needs assessment, it became clear that to date, Fairtrade-certified Small Producer Organisations (SPOs) are still suffering the effects of the environmental disasters in the Chikwawa and Nkhotakota districts. Thus, R.1 aims at sustainable food production, using the available arable land of the cooperatives' members to diversify production in favour of crops with a higher nutritional value. Food production will be targeted both for self-consumption by member families, but also for sale on a local scale. Particular attention will also be paid to environmental issues, as an implementation of Fairtrade's sustainable agriculture strategy. Investment will also be made in protein food production through the installation of aquaculture facilities: an experience already developed by the Phata SPO, through the Fairtrade Award, in recent years, which is intended to be replicated in other organisations. R.2, on the other hand, has a sp…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 5Gender Equality
• 6Clean Water and Sanitation
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Malawi

Sectors

Agricultural developmentSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentHousehold food security programmes

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesNutrition · Main focusEnvironment · Also contributesGood governance · Also contributesTrade development · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributesMaternal, newborn and child health · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

FAIRTRADE ITALIA SOCIETÀ COOPERATIVA IMPRESA SOCIALE COOPSO

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013244-05-4.

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