The Government of Malawi (GoM) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) are financing a seven year (2016-2023) Programme for Rural Irrigation Development (PRIDE). The Programme is being implemented in 16 irrigation schemes in twelve districts of Malawi namely - Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay, Mzimba, Dowa, Nkhotakota, Balaka, Machinga, Zomba, Chiradzulu and Phalombe. PRIDE aims to develop 5,400 hectares of irrigated land and 12,300 hectares of rain-fed land to benefit 19,500 households. This represents a population of about 950,000. The selection of the targeted beneficiaries emphasizes on poorer households; women and female-headed households; youth and persons with disabilities
For over four decades of its operations in Malawi, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has invested over 450 million United States Dollars towards improving lives of rural Malawians.
Director of Irrigation Services (DIS) Mr. Geoffrey Mwepa says his department is making sure that irrigation infrastructure that the department is putting up in the country should be managed with
