Resulting from an innovative process of consultations involving women smallholder farmers on the ground and various stakeholders (a participatory and multi stakeholder approach), desk reviews and country case studies, the Gender Climate Change and Agriculture Support Programme intends to benefit 50,000 women farmers in Malawi. To achieve implementation at the ground level, GCCASP will provide implementation support in the areas of closing policy and institutional gaps, building the capacities of women smallholder farmers, the creation and strengthening of women platforms and investing in up-scaling of successful and innovative practices.
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Key Results
Resulting from an innovative process of consultations involving women smallholder farmers on the ground and various stakeholders (a participatory and multi stakeholder approach), desk reviews and country case studies; the Gender Climate Change and Agriculture Support Programme intends to benefit 50,000 women farmers in Malawi. To achieve implementation at the local level, the project will provide implementation support in the areas of closing policy and institutional gaps, building the capacities of women smallholder farmers, the creation and strengthening of women platforms and investing in up-scaling of successful and innovative practices
The Second National Partnership Platforms (PPs) were successfully conducted in Malawi, which saw the sharing of best practices on trainings and projects in adapting to Climate Change within the gender Climate Change and agriculture nexus
An agreement was reached on the selection of projects to be executed in the two districts per country and entry into the identified districts. Implementation focus is on trainings and CSA practices
The NEPAD Agency administered Capacity Assessments (TOCA) on the implementing Ministries and selected NGOs
