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Ireland commits 70 million Euros to Malawi by 2020 on agriculture, nutrition and resilience; calls for fiscal discipline

Irish Ambassador to Malawi Aine Hearns

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)– The outgoing Irish Ambassador to Malawi Aine Hearns on Tuesday, pledged 70 million Euros to Malawi for the development of agriculture, climate change resilience, and nutrition sectors by 2020.

The funds are in additional to yearl five million Euros already allocated to the Irish non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in Malawi; finds for this facility are disbursed through the European Union Development Fund (EUDF).

The Irish Government support will help Malawi build climate change resilience, particularly in risk disaster areas among others. Continue reading Ireland commits 70 million Euros to Malawi by 2020 on agriculture, nutrition and resilience; calls for fiscal discipline