Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme (SAPP)

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The Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme (SAPP) is being implemented within Government of Malawi Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) over a nine year period. It is being implemented in the six districts of Blantyre, Chiradzulu and Balaka in the Southern Region, Lilongwe and Nkhotakota in the Central Region and Chitipa in the Northern Region. The programme financing is provided by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)- about 89%, the Government of Malawi and the programme beneficiaries. Its development goal is to contribute to poverty reduction and improved food security among the rural popullation. Its specific objective is to achieve a viable and sustainable smallholder agricultural sector employing Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs).

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Project Launch

24 January, 2012

Project Period

9 Years. January 2012-December 2021

Financing Agencies

IFAD Grant: US$22.8 million IFAD Loan: US$22.8 million Malawi Government contribution: US$4.2 Beneficiaries Contribution: US$1.2 million Total: US$51.1 million.

Project No:

IFAD Loan No. 1-854-MW Grant No. 1-DSF-8092-MW

Basic SAPP Information

Project Coverage

A total of 200,000 farming households, in 6 districts namely; Blantyre, Chiradzulu, Balaka, Lilongwe, Nkhotakota and Chitipa

Key Development Objectives

The programme goal is to contribute to reduction of poverty and improved food security among the rural population. To achieve a viable and sustainable smallholder sector through promotion and adoption of Good Agriculture Practices. The programme will encourage the development and refinement of the existing technologies and practices with the intent of modifying them to suit the farmers' conditions and promote them for adoption.

Project Components

Component 1 - Adaptive Research and Knowledge Management.

Component 2 - Farmer Adoption of GAPs.

Component 3 - Programme Management and Coordination

Executive Summary

The Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) started implementing field activities of the Sustainable Agriculture Production Programme (SAPP) in the 2013/14 Financial Year. The programme goal is to contribute to reduction of poverty and improved food security among the rural population. The specific development objective is to achieve a viable and sustainable smallholder agricultural sector employing good agricultural practices (GAPs). The programme is utilizing an allocated financing volume of 51.1 million USD. This is distributed in all the components and sub components.