Neno Macadamia Trust
Developing sustainable markets for smallholder macadamia farmers.
Neno Macadamia Trust
In 2010 Ken Mkangala featured in a macadamia promotion video where a villager rejoiced that her children were so healthy as the result of eating macadamia nuts.
The same reaction has been heard in Neno where parents are seeing noticeable improvements in their children’s school work, with these kernels in their diet. A traditional meal in Malawi often includes ground peanuts, but now in some districts the humble peanut is being supplemented by macadamia. With more than 600 farmers in Neno having trees over 8 years of age, these mature trees have started producing crops of nuts, some of which are consumed at home.
Last year Scottish aid built a fine macadamia nut depot in Neno. Recently growers have expressed a wish to develop NESMAC into a business in the form of a Co-operative. Ken Mkangala, as manager of the Ntchisi macadamia Co-op, will advise the Neno farmers and the Neno Macadamia Trust the steps needed to take this initiative forward. This is a development where the Trust can help where required.
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NMT takes over project funding
Tinyade Mandala has successfully managed funds donated to NESMAC from Scotland until March 31st, when the funding finished.