Project Amount : Euro 32,000,000.00 |
Project Period : 2011- 2014 |
Implementing Agency: Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development ( Component 1) and Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (Component 2) |
The Overall Objective is to contribute to the Malawi Government’s objective of poverty reduction in line with the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS);
The Financing Agreement was signed in May 2011. The project has two main components:
i) Small scale rural infrastructure development ;
ii) Capacity development for the irrigation sector;
The second component will be the basis for future investments in the irrigation sector under the programme “Support to ASWAP and Green Belt Initiative Programme”. Both components’ programme estimates have been endorsed, with Component 1 started in August, 2011 and component 2 started in July, 2011.