Zwide Jere is the Managing Director of Total LandCare, an organization working with smallholder farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa. He participated as keynote speaker at Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case 2016 in London.

We need to provide access to finance, but also we need to provide access to markets.

Just to emphasize the importance of markets:

We had a program once outside Luwongo [Zambia] – a very good program in terms of introducing locals to irrigation systems…

As part of InfraCo Africa’s Asset Management team I am motivated by the work we do behind the scenes to deliver high quality projects that not only meet an infrastructure need, but which leave a legacy of development for people living close to our projects. 

During the ongoing pandemic, we have drawn on support from PIDG Technical Assistance to address the immediate needs of these communities for PPE, handwashing facilities and awareness raising initiatives. Some of these initiatives are large scale, with support for 17 villages near our Sierra Leone Mini-grid project impacting almost 15,000 people.Others will have a longer term impact by providing bikes for clinicians and clean water for a school in Zambia and supporting the electrification of health clinics in Senegal and Ethiopia. We are...

FDH Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the country’s agriculture sector development through various initiatives.

This was revealed as the bank donated K3.5 million to Total Land Care, to be used for implementing climate smart agriculture initiative.

FDH Bank Public Relations Officer, Lorraine Lusinje, said it was important that the country adjusts accordingly to the effects of climate change

“FDH Bank supports initiatives that propel development. Total Land Care is involved in climate smart agriculture initiatives that are improving livelihoods in

Around the world, we celebrate World Poverty Eradication Day every year on 17 October. The Government of Flanders also supports the fight against poverty worldwide. For instance, it recently approved a subsidy for the NGO Total LandCare, which combats land degradation in Malawi through sustainable land management

Due to increasing population growth in Malawi, agricultural land is increasingly coming under pressure. Land degradation reduces soiI

Global Evergreen Alliance (GEA), through Restore Africa Programme, has targeted 380,000 farming households from seven districts for restoration of land and regeneration of trees to improve livelihoods for a period of five years from 2022 to 2027.

The project will be implemented by a consortium of local agencies led by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Ntcheu, Chitipa, Mzimba, Zomba, Neno, Machinga and Mangochi.

350,000 hectares of land has been earmarked to be restored in the mentioned districts.