Fai th in Act ion

Working in Partnership with the Church in Africa

Current Projects page 2

Crop Diversification

The staple food grown in southern Malawi is maize, but this crop takes 135-145 days to mature, and requires good rainfall.  Over recent years this crop has consistently failed.  We are providing seven different crops which mature quicker, need less rain, and produce higher yields than local maize.  For example, Masika maize matures in almost half the time, and produces a yield six times higher that local maize.  Other crops, such as Soya beans and ground nuts provide protein, and also add nitrogen to the soil.

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Windmill Pump Community Projects

We have added to the Windmill Pump Irrigation, and made it into a community project which will benefit the whole village.  Funds for this project are given as a loan.  The fifty farmers who benefit from the irrigation, agree to sell half of the two to three crops grown each year, and the funds gained are used to set up and run an orphan day-care centre and clinic. The full loan is £14,120 and is repaid after the first four harvests, and is used to set up further community projects.                                                             

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Windmill Pump Irrigation

Windmill pumps have the potential to reverse the drastic consequences of climate change in Africa. One windmill will enable farmers to irrigate 50 acres of land, and also to grow two to three crops each year instead of one.

These windmills drive a pump which draws water up through a well, and into a concrete reservoir. Plastic piping circulates the water to fields on a rotation basis. One windmill costs £9,389 to buy and install. It can produce crops worth £72,000 TO £108,000 each year.

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