The EMPOWER-ME project advances gender-inclusive digital agriculture across rural Malawi. Through innovative decision advisory tools and community-led extension strategies, we're transforming women's agency and livelihoods while contributing to climate adaptation and food security goals

Participants co-design solutions with researchers and extension agents, ensuring tools and approaches are grounded in local knowledge and responsive to real needs. This collaborative methodology builds on existing capabilities rather than imposing external solutions

Our work addresses a critical gap: while women constitute the majority of agricultural labor in Malawi, they often have limited access to extension services, market information, and climate advisories that could strengthen their livelihoods. By centering women as experts in their own contexts and providing accessible digital tools, we're not simply distributing technology—we're transforming the structures that limit women's agricultural potential