Malawi’s landscape—ranging from Lake Malawi to plateaus and woodlands—supports diverse farming systems. Subsistence farmers growing food crops and animals on small farm plots, and commercial farmers growing commercial crops and rearing animals on large farm estates.
Main food crops include maize, cassava, legumes, and vegetables.
Increased investments in inputs, markets, irrigation, and climate adaptation, Malawi has not only protected its environment but has also improved food security and rural livelihoods. The arable land suites every crop, providing both food and raw materials for industrial processes.
The country’s natural beauty and agricultural livelihoods are intertwined. Despite environmental and economic challenges, the landscape shares the beuty from nature. Lake Malawi on the easter edge of the country, gives a decorative land mark to its landscape.
Sustainable practices like agroforestry, conservation agriculture, crop diversification, soil and watershed conservation, and better fisheries management have boosted resilience and productivity. The hills and mountains that stand tall across the country marks the heights of the beauty of the land. Its forest reserves, provide great sanctuaries of nature and human holidays.