Welcome to Macadamia information center

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, October 27

Registration of New National Macadamia Body

The smallholder macadamia industry in Malawi took a large step forward in July 2011 when the first national level organisation was registered. HIMACUL the highland macadamia cooperative union limited is designed to coordinate activities int he smallholder sector and represent commercial interests of geographically dispersed cooperatives. HIMACUL binds all the cooperatives in the country together to enable group processing and marketing of produce. Also addressing technical challenges which affect all members will create efficiencies of scale as expertise can be shared between a number of organisations.
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