In 2021, Mai Aisha Trust partnered with UK-based charity organizations—Ummah Welfare, One Nation, Drop of Compassion, and World Care Foundation—to implement 17 irrigation schemes in Mangochi district.
Farmers are growing various crops including maize, vegetables, and tomatoes. Approximately 640 people benefit from these irrigation schemes.
Problems faced before irrigation schemes:
- Farmers could only cultivate small land areas using buckets for irrigation
- Nutritional diseases were common due to insufficient food
- Limited income generation from small harvests
Benefits of irrigation schemes:
- Farmers can cultivate larger land areas without exhausting irrigation methods
- Increased income generation from larger harvests for both family consumption and sale
- Improved nutrition from sufficient food supply
