The International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ecohealth program
IDRC’s Ecohealth program has been a key supporter of the SFHC project. IDRC’s Ecosystem Approaches to Human Health Program Initiative supports research on the relationship between all components of an ecosystem to define and assess priority problems that affect the health of people and the sustainability of their ecosystem. See http://www.idrc.ca/ecohealth/ for more information on IDRC’s program.
The Presbyterian Church in Canada (PWS&D)
Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D) is the development and relief agency of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. PWS&D was the original partner of SFHC, with an initial grant in 2000, and has provided financial and moral support to our work ever since. See http://www.presbyterian.ca/pwsd for more information on PWS&D.
The Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB)
CFGB is a partnership of Canadian church-based agencies working to end hunger in developing countries by increasing and deepening the involvement of Canadians in efforts to end hunger. CFGB began supporting SFHC in 2005, through PWS&D, and has also played an invaluable role in linking Canadian farmers to Malawian farmers through visits. In 2007 SFHC began exploring policy implications of our work with CFGB, and have participated in public events raising awareness in Canada about climate change, the effects on African smallholder farmers, and sustainable agricultural methods that mitigate against climate change. See http://www.foodgrainsbank.ca/ for more information on CFGB.
Collaborative Crop Research Program, McKnight Foundation
The Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) is a competitive grants program funded by the McKnight Foundation for the purpose of increasing food security for resource-poor people in developing countries. See http://mcknight.ccrp.cornell.edu/index.html for more information. SFHC receives funding from the CCRP through the program entitled Enhancing the utilization of legumes in Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania. This Community of Practice (CoP) focuses on improving food security for people depending on leguminous crops in East Africa. Our funding is part of a larger research project entitled ‘Legume Best Bets’ which is managed by the University of Malawi, Bunda College of Agriculture.
