Provide matching grants to farmers
Ministry of Agriculture
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Government
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#SDGAction53433
Description
The activity supports the provision of matching grants awards to the Producer Organizations (POs) for the procurement of capital assets for increasing agriculture productivity and commercialization agriculture value chains. While some POs will be receiving first tranche some groups will be receiving second and third tranches
The POs within Productive Alliance (PAs) will undergo through concept note assessment, due diligence and business plan assessments and only successful business plans will be awarded the matching grants to implement their various sub-projects. The recommendation for the award of matching grant is done by Independent Evaluation Committee
Capacity buiding by both government bodies such as government frontline staff, department of DAES and Experts in Department of Cooperatives. They are supplemented by Individual consultants (Technical Implementation Support Brokers and Business plan development Consultants)
The Initiative is implemented by Ministry of Agriculture in collabarotion with Ministry of Trade and Industry. There is a dedicated full time Project Implementation Unit coordinated by a Project Coordinator and have specialists in various fields to facilitate implementation of specific project activities on a day to day basis. The project overseen by a project steering Commmittee which is a committee of Principal Secretaries who provides policy direction and oversight and supported by Project Technical Committee which is a committee of Directors who provide technical guidance and oversight.
The Evaluation is done by the World Bank every six months through World Bank Support Implementation Mission and by external evaluators at Mid-term and at end project implementation
Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Lands, Malawi Bureau of standards and Competition and Fair trading commission
SDGS & Targets
Goal 8
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.1
8.1.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
8.2
Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
8.3
Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.3.1
Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex
8.4
Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead
8.4.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
8.4.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
8.5
8.5.1
Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
8.5.2
Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
8.6
8.6.1
Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training
8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.7.1
Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
8.8
Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.8.1
Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status
8.8.2
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status
8.9
By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
8.9.1
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate
8.10
Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all
8.10.1
(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults
8.10.2
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider
8.a
8.a.1
Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements
8.b
By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
8.b.1
Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
National geographical location with exception of Likoma District.
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Geographical coverage
Other beneficiaries
The list of beneficiaries includes farmers in producer organizations such as cooperatives, associations and groups, aggregators, processors and processors
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Contact Information
Dr. Teddie Nankhumwa, National Project Coordinator