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[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

#WorldBeeDay
Beekeeping🐝 is a source of;
Sustainable #livelihoods
Global #foodsecurity
#Ecosystem health

@FAOMalawi is providing financial grants to beekeepers & building their capacity under AFR100, building on AREECA & DSL-IP interventions which benefited 1 009 beekeepers.

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Through #AnticipatoryAaction, FAO is helping farming communities act before disaster strikes, using early warning information to deliver timely support in form of cash & agriculture inputs, reducing the impact of climate shocks on people, livelihoods & food systems.

[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

Knowledge & skills are key to restoration work.

FAO & mHub held a bootcamp for 12 start-up & 12 established Forest & Landscape Restoration enterprises in Ntcheu, building skills in:

🌱 Restoration basics
💡 Innovation
🧠Mindset change,
for sustainable land management & impact

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"The #OCOP presents an opportunity to rebuild a once-thriving banana sector that declined due to disease outbreaks in the 1990s." – Honourable Thoko Tembo, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, at the OCOP inception in Lilongwe.

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Over 700 000 agricultural households in Malawi require emergency agricultural livelihood assistance. The Southern and Central regions are the most affected. Almost all households that need support require crop inputs.
Read the new #DataInEmergencies brief👉https://t.co/M3VlT0dka5

[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

Secretary for Agriculture Erica Maganga, today launched the Africa Phytosanitary Programme, where FAO & @ippcnews will help the country transition to digital pest surveillance – improving early detection, boosting compliance with global standards, & opening doors for safer trade.

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Malawi boosts its plant pest surveillance capacity.

Through the Africa Phytosanitary Programme, FAO and @ippcnews are training 45 phytosanitary officers in digital surveillance for;

🌱Effective early warning

🌱Accurate pest identification

🌱Safe agricultural imports/exports

[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

Today, @FAO, NSO & @WorldBankGroup launched the 2025 National Census of Agriculture Findings. The findings are critical for evidence-based policy formulation, investment planning, & monitoring of development strategies. @FAO provided financial & technical support to the process.

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An inception workshop to officially launch the MELBA Malawi project is underway in Lilongwe. FAO, @MalawiGovt, @UN & various development partners are discussing implementation arrangements & key priorities, setting the tone for effective implementation of the new project.

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Malawi Government, FAO in collaboration with @UNEP , @WHOMalawi and @WOAH have convened in Lilongwe for a workshop to initiate development of the #OneHealth National Action Plan.

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FAO & the Ministry of Lands today signed a Technical Cooperation Programme to facilitate finalization of land registration in Kasungu district. During the signing, @FAOMalawi Rep, Ali Said Yesuf handed over IT equipment to the Ministry to support the land registration process.

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Pleased to share our new publication – Developing agricultural innovation & extension policies for transforming agri-food systems.
It draws on TAP-AIS project–supported assessments & policy dialogues to strengthen Malawi’s agricultural innovation systems
https://t.co/3up2hM2Ybd

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FAO has published calls for Expression Of Interest through the United Nations Global Market Place.

Click this link👉https://t.co/pyHw7AoCVf to see the list of EOIs.

Register on https://t.co/c55VBF6rRh to apply.

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FAO, the Malawi Government and the Royal Norwegian Embassy signed a project agreement for supporting Malawi to monitor ecosystem-based adaptation in agriculture, forestry and other land use sectors by 2029. #EbA #GGA

Press release ➡️ https://t.co/FMWg8HKOBU

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.@FAOMalawi today kicked off a 2-day annual programme planning & reflection meeting. The Representative, Mr. Ali Said Yesuf is leading discussions on FAO's strategic envisioning, compliance & resource mobilization for improved programme delivery & sustained impact of FAO’s work.

[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

@FAOMalawi Representative Ali Said Yesuf met EU Ambassador to Malawi H.E. Daniel Aristi-Gaztelumendi to discuss strengthening partnerships & programme delivery. The Ambassador underscored EU support for agricultural value chains and Malawi’s access to global markets.

[FAO Malawi @FAOMalawi]

FAO Representative to Malawi, Mr Ali Said Yesuf, presented his letters of credence to the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Roza Fachi Mbilizi, reaffirming FAO’s commitment to strengthened cooperation & partnership.
Read more here👉https://t.co/QZejAbGloZ

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#worldsoilday

Soil sustains life.

In 2026, @FAOMalawi, through the AFR100 project, will target 550 ha of land with #soilhealth improvement interventions. FAO will work with communities to promote recommended practices such as the use of organic manure and agroforestry.

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“Restoration work continues. FAO remains committed to helping communities sustain the gains made under the just ended AREECA project,” -George Mvula, @FAOMalawi Assistant Rep at the closure event in Ntcheu 🇲🇼.
The 5yr project closed having put 5873.5 ha of land under restoration.