Growing Macadamia Nuts for Malawi’s Future Generation

Every sunrise, Obert Ntonyo walks to his macadamia trees, which grow in long, straight rows across his farm in Malawi’s fertile Thyolo district. Five years ago, Ntonyo, along with his wife and eldest daughter, planted 300 seedlings, which were provided by Global Tea and Commodities Ltd. as part of a program to help small scale farmers become macadamia nut producers. Ntonyo’s seedlings have since grown into sturdy, leafy trees that are bearing fruit—and transforming the way his family farms. IFC and the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) backed this initiative.