Available Grants and Subsidized Loans

Cooperatives are strongly encouraged to review these sources to identify funding opportunities that meet your future growth strategies. MAFECO stands ready to offer cooperatives and producer groups interested in forming cooperatives, assistance in refining growth strategies, completing applications for grants or subsidized loans, and business development and capacity building training to execute strategic plans once the funding is realized.

Grant Programs

The Southern Africa Trade and Connectivity Project (SATCP) is a 6-year, US$150 million World Bank funded project which will run up to 30th June 2027 (Ministry of Trade and Industry)
Farm Input Subsidy Program, ADF, 2022, $20m, administered through the govt’s Affordable Inputs Program
Malawi Food Systems Resilience Project (FSRP), 2023 - present (successor to AGCOM)
Transforming Agriculture Through Diversification and Entrepreneurship (OPEC, 2022, $20m)
CIMMYT (2019-2024) - Development of Smart Innovation through Research Agriculture (DeSIRA) project
USAID: New funding announced for smallholders, June 2022, $35m):
FAO - Digitalization of Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (2024)
Entrepreneurship, Agriculture and Cooperatives (USADF, 2023)
AGRA - Malawi Procurement Opportunities
Mega Farms, Ministry of Agriculture Mega-Farms Support Unit, 2023 - ongoing
African Development Bank Group
USAID - Feed the Future, 2022
AGCOM (2018-2023)
FARMSE: (2018-2025)
PRIDE: (2015-2026)
FAO (2021-2027)
IFAD
NEEF
SSRLP, WB, 2019-2027
African Union
CARE Malawi

Loan Programs

KIVA: Make A Loan, Change a Life
Innovating Agriculture in Malawi: Lessons from Practical Action Consulting’s project (Powering Renewable Energy Opportunities, November 2023)
Innovate Savings Program (AGRA, September 2023)
Malawi Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector (GIZ - German Cooperation)
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