Environmental policy and administrative management

The targeted area lies below a range of kuwirwi mountain and its adjacent range of mountains and of village forest/woodlots. A total of 150 farmers with an average of 15 in a group, have for years practiced traditional methods of beekeeping with no tangible results. There has also been rampant cutting down of trees for income and fish racks. Objectives: -To promote sustainable forests resources management practices. -To improve production, processing and marketing of beekeeping farming. -To strengthen institutional development and capacity building on agri-business and entrepreneurial skills. Expected results: -Reduced cutting down of trees. -Control of bush fires which destroy forest. -Increase of income from honey proceeds. -Increased hectares of forested land . -Controlled erosion

Malawi