Malawi - Project Preparation Facility (PPF) - Customary Land Reform and Sustainable Rural Livelihood Project

The present intervention concerns the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) of the Customary Land Reform and Sustainable Rural Livelihood Project. This preparation should help in preparing a technically sound, financially viable, environmentally safe and socially desirable the project. The proposed project is a product of Malawi’s Land Policy, which was approved by the Government in January 2002. By approving the Land Policy, the Government has taken a bold step that could assist in addressing the long neglected needs of the poor and facilitating long-term economic growth through support for improved land administration and enhanced smallholder agricultural productivity. The preparation should facilitate the extensive stakeholder consultations and participation that are required in the elaboration of all of the studies, identification, validation and prioritisation of stakeholder needs, as well as drafting of the preparation report.