Through Community-Based Seed Bank Management in Malawi, local farmers are trained to preserve heritage seeds. This project safeguards agricultural biodiversity, enhances food security, and maintains cultural traditions.
Sprouting Green Dreams: How Nairobi School Children are Growing the Future
How Nairobi School Children are Growing the Future. Mwiki and Thawabu Primary School children are cultivating vibrant urban farms, nurturing a deep connection to the land and each other.
The Power of Permaculture and Agroecology: Transforming Land, Nourishing Communities
In just 46 days, a group of dedicated farmers in Malawi has defied the odds, demonstrating the incredible potential of permaculture and agroecological systems.
Planting for the Future: Permaculture’s Institute Paradise (PPI) Mission to Plant 100 Million Trees and Train 100,000 People by 2025
PPI donated tree seedlings to Mary’s Meals Malawi, which were distributed to 11 schools in Mchinji under the school feed program
Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Malawi with Permaculture
By adopting permaculture techniques, farmers are able to grow a variety of crops on the same piece of land in rotation and guilds, thereby increasing their yields and improving food security.
Malawi’s Agriculture Sector Struggles Despite Key Role in Economy
The average farmer in Malawi relies on subsistence farming and struggles to afford seeds and chemical fertilizers, resulting in low yields.
Eucalyptus: another scapegoat of our society
Eucalyptus is a fast-growing plant and can live a long life, accompanying the forest until its maturity.
Urban Farming
Expand urban farming practices worldwide to rekindle our relationship with fresh, diverse, nutritious, and just food.
Agroecology: The Solution to the Food Price Crisis? Ft. Luwayo Biswick, Malawian Permaculture Farmer
“…even after the project is phased out, the farmers will be able to make compost on their own because they’re using resources next to their door step as compared to the government.”
Food Forests for a Resilient Future
Agroforestry is helping return life to the land in Central America. Root systems help prevent rainwater runoff and soil erosion and “build terraces of fertility over time”. The plants also sequester carbon and provide the community with a wider variety of food. So far, over 400,000 trees have been planted across 125 villages.