ACF BLOG

  • Fruitful beginnings

    When the first visions of ACF were coming into fruition blooming trees were at the forefront of its plans. A cashew orchard running a long the middle of farm, banana tress along its waterways and fruit trees along the fence line. ACF held its first seedling workshop its newly built nursery. Mr. Mapopa Banda from… Read more

  • ACF’s Founding Team

    In the middle of the rainy season a group of women came together to form what would be ACF. It started as an idea where women in the community could exchange ideas and start projects together with the support of the Scottish Malawi Fund and Saint Andrews Macadamia (SAM). The group of five women came… Read more

  • Cyclone Freddy

    Cyclone Freddy has caused massive damage across southern Malawi and over 1,400 deaths. Namadzi was hard hit with record rain fall.  We are grateful, despite the scale of the cyclone’s damage, SAM staff have not reported any injuries as of yet.  Accessibility  Currently SAM estate is inaccessible via the normal roads by vehicle (SAM management can… Read more

  • Intro to beekeeping

    ACF held its first training, which was a beekeeping workshop. Bees not only will help pollinate the surrounding macadamia trees but provide a tasty product for the women to process and sell.  Our founding members learned the basics of beekeeping and how to assemble hives from the Honey Den.  The group set-up 10 hives during the training. … Read more

  • Building the Foundations for an Entrepreneurial Village

    This month we broke ground on the foundations for SAM’s entrepreneurial village in Namadzi, a village an hour outside Blantyre, Malawi. After talking with the community, farm staff and touring other projects in Malawi our team had an idea what the needs and wants were in the Namadzi community. A group of six women came… Read more