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The Highland Macadamia Cooperative Union Limited (HIMACUL) represents smallholder macadamia growers in Malawi. With 3800 members spread out all over the country and partners in other countries too we have gone about setting up an area where information and news can be posted and commented on.

Smallholder macadamia groups are throughout the country in Mulanje, Neno, Mwanza, Dowa, Ntchisi and Rumphi. Through investing in cooperatives and associations the annual establishment has risen to 70,000 trees a year and over 1000 Ha is currently under smallholder management in the country. The majority of this crop has been established in the last 4 years. Kernel volumes are at present small but will grow significantly as this crop matures.

Thursday, January 29

Northern Region Cooperatives

The project has refrained from actively supporting the Northern Region Cooperatives due to geographical and budgetary constraints, however with the granting of the Support to Smallholder Macadamia Project grant form the Scottish executive the project can commence to engage with these farmers. A survey of Northern Region Cooperatives yielded positive results and information regarding previous and current support identified key farmers and areas. A rough plan of implementation has be drawn up and will be followed up by a week northern region trip in March to hold meetings with all the cooperatives and visit key nurseries and offices. A second trip is planned for April.

Cooperative Number of farmers Number of Trees
Nchenachena (Rumphi) 300 14000
Mphompha (Rumphi) 380 19200
Khosolo (Mzimba) 125 6700

Although at early stages the survey team we very confident that meaningful relations can be formed with these cooperatives.
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