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Sustainable Land Management

Pioneering environmental conservation and soil health for Malawi's future generations.

LRSE Unit

Managing national land resource data, satellite imagery processing, and digital GIS mapping at 1:250,000 scale.

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ECE Unit

Promoting technologies like contour ridging and vetiver grass to sensitize communities on conservation.

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LMT Unit

Providing policy guidelines for land management training programs for farmers and technical staff.

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Soil & Water Conservation

The problem of soil erosion is increasing due to improper cultivation. We advocate for **Contour Ridging** and **Vetiver Grass Hedgerows** as the primary defense against land degradation.

Rainwater Harvesting
Agroforestry
Climate Action
Land Evaluation
Agriculture field
GIS Data

GIS & Satellite Data (LRSE)

DLRC provides the most comprehensive land resource data in Malawi. Our services include:

We maintain maps at 1:250,000 scale for all 8 Agricultural Development Divisions (ADDs), including land appraisal reports from the 1970s converted to digital format.

Processing of modern satellite data for environmental monitoring and greenhouse gas estimation for the IPCC.