Programme image placeholder
Programme Overview
The SMART Climate Project is a 2-year consortium project that strengthens the rice value chain through joint implementation aimed at enhancing resilience to climate change among smallholder rice farmers.
Implemented in Karonga and Nkhotakota districts, the project targets farmers with a deliberate focus on women and people with disabilities — groups disproportionately affected by climate variability. The consortium approach brings together multiple organisations to pool expertise and maximise impact.
2
Districts
Rice
Value Chain
Climate
Focus
PWDs
Priority Group
Objectives
- Strengthen the rice value chain to enhance climate resilience among smallholder farmers
- Improve cooperative management, marketing, and governance for rice producer organisations
- Increase access to credit and financial services for climate-vulnerable farming households
- Mainstream gender equality and disability inclusion across all programme activities
- Promote climate-smart agricultural practices adapted to local agroecological conditions
Target Group & Location
- Smallholder rice farmers vulnerable to climate shocks
- Women farmers (priority group within the programme design)
- People with disabilities (PWDs) — targeted for inclusion
- Karonga District — Northern Region, Malawi
- Nkhotakota District — Central Region, Malawi