Promoting Organic Systems of Soil Improvement to Build a Lasting Economy (POSSIBLE Project)

CEPA in consortium with WASTE Advisers and Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences (MUBAS) is implementing the Promoting Organic Systems of Soil Improvement to Build a Lasting Economy (POSSIBLE) project with funding from the European Union.

The project targets 1000 smallholder farmers within a 25km radius of Blantyre and Lilongwe cities. Further beneficiaries of the POSSIBLE project will be the Blantyre and Lilongwe City and District Councils and the Ministry of Agriculture through its departments: Department of Agriculture Research Services (DARS), Department of Agriculture Extension Services (DAES), Department of Nutrition and Department of Land Resource.

The POSSIBLE Project will be implemented up to the end of 2025 with a total budget of 1.263 Million Euros. The Project aims at strengthening Malawi’s food systems through advocacy and evidence dissemination on the efficacy of soil organic matter restoration and development of waste-to-compost systems. It intends to coordinate activities within stakeholders across local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), national and local government, academia and private sector.

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

A tangible Green Economy through an enabling environment for sustainable and resilient food systems

The project aims to achieve the following outcomes:

- Increased understanding of the economic and social value of soil organic matter restoration & waste-to-compost systems, through increased generation and distribution of the correspondent evidence.

- Increased recognition of soil organic matter restoration & waste-to-compost systems at policy level, through enhanced dialogue and advocacy at national and local government levels.

- Strengthened inclusive participation in local, regional and international cooperation for a green transition to Malawi food systems