The Neno Macadamia Trust

Neno Macadamia Trust (NMT) is an environmental service, non-for profit organization. It works to plant and maintain trees with smallholder farmers in Malawi for food security and carbon offsetting by developing macadamia agroforestry. Founded in 2004 to help address climate change related issues and food security in the region, NMT's priority is to support smallholder farmers in adapting to climate change through macadamia agroforestry, enabling income generation, improving nutrition, and increasing their resilience to unpredictable climate shocks. Macadamia agroforestry recovers the land from deforestation, regenerating the sustainability of the ecosystem and increases food security. We work with smallholder farmer co-operatives to support sustainable regenerative farming methods - Climate Smart Macadamia Agroforestry, which includes traditional ground crop intercropped with the trees. NMT work with the smallholders through the planting and monitoring of the macadamia agroforestry to produce Carbon Damage Mitigation Certificates (CDMC's) which directly fund smallholder macadamia agroforestry in Malawi. The finance from the CDMC's combines carbon sequestration and improving food security in Malawi based on nut trees planted and maintained primarily as a sustainable food source.