AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoEl Niño & food security: Malawi’s El Niño plan faces a K325bn funding gap, with warnings of below-normal rains and dry conditions in the Southern Region—urging urgent national action before planting. Irrigation push: Northern chiefs reject handouts and are turning to irrigation farming to help communities produce year-round and build resilience. Water infrastructure: Chikwawa district approved a K1.8bn solar-powered piped water facility at Bereu Market to replace flood-destroyed boreholes, with benefits expected by June 2027. Climate-smart farming support: Rumphi farmers praise NASFAM training on crop diversification, swales, irrigation and winter cropping for steadier harvests and income. School meals under climate stress: Mary’s Meals Malawi launches an Alumni Campaign as 3.4m children still lack daily school meals, citing droughts, floods, erratic rainfall and rising costs. Biodiversity: A study reports the longest African wild dog movement on record in Zambia, showing how endangered packs connect distant ecosystems. Governance & environment-linked risk: A World Bank INSPIRE-O project is set to support resilience and opportunity amid climatic shocks and environmental damage.
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