Encourage nutritious crops and fruit.
Project 07Community initiativeSustainable Agriculture
Backyard Gardening & One Drop Irrigation
Practical food growing close to home.
SURCOD’s backyard gardening initiative connects household food growing with compost skills and careful water use.
- Location
- TA Kasisi and TA Katunga, Malawi
- Countries
- Malawi
- Project area
- 9 villages under TA Kasisi and TA Katunga
Project overview
Growing food near home.
SURCOD's backyard gardening project serves nine villages under Traditional Authorities Kasisi and Katunga.
Its focus is practical gardening knowledge that farmers can use near their homes.
Related SURCOD programme
Agriculture & Food Security →Objectives
Priorities for household gardens.
Strengthen farmer ownership of gardens.
Promote sustainable soil and water management.
Methodology
Practical farming knowledge.
Practical learning links compost preparation with one drop irrigation.
Activities
- Backyard garden training.
- Compost-making guidance.
- Water-efficient irrigation learning.
SURCOD implementation role
Supporting farmer learning.
- ✓SURCOD supports farmers to develop gardening skills.
Project reach
The project area.
Village-based delivery
The project brings practical gardening knowledge to farmers in nine villages under TA Kasisi and TA Katunga.
Impact and follow-up
The initiative aims to improve access to nutritious food by helping households grow crops close to home and use soil and water sustainably.
Project gallery
Gardens and practical learning.
Gardening activities and practical learning from the project and SURCOD's wider agriculture programme.
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Partners
Local implementation.
SURCOD facilitates the initiative.
SURCOD
Malawi
Implementing organisation
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