Support to Preservation, Restoration and Regeneration of Malawi's Natural Resource Base and Diverse Ecosystem Contract related to: Support to Preservation, Restoration and Regeneration of Malawi's Natural Resource Base and Diverse Ecosystem - The Action tackles two of the major challenges that are hampering resilient transformation of economy and food systems in Malawi, namely depletion of natural resources capital and limited marketing and financial opportunities for rural farming households and agribusiness operators. It is designed around two interlinked components: (1) natural resources management, including agriculture practices along agro ecological principles, and (2) integration of farming households and agribusiness operators into markets and financial services. As no economic development will be achieved without improved nutrition for Malawian, wherever possible, the action will have a high degree of nutrition sensitivity.The Action aims to contribute to sustainable inclusive economic growth and transformation of food systems in Malawi and has four Specific Objectives (SOs):&nbsp;(1) Natural resource base and its diverse ecosystems preserved, restored and regenerated, (2) Territorial relevant sustainable value chains developed, (3) Nutritional status of targeted Malawi population improved and (4) Evidence-based decision making and knowledge dissemination supported. SO1 refers to the ¿Greening¿ component, whilst SO 2 and 3 to the ¿Growing¿ component, with SO 4 as cross-cutting.The Action contributes to MIP Priority Area 1, Green and resilient economic transformation, in particular Specific Objective 1, boosting productivity, resilience, diversification, value addition and commercialisation of agriculture and fisheries and specific objective 2, enhancing environmental sustainability. It will cover the expected results under SO 1 referring to improved access to and sustainable use of resources, accelerated economic transformation and improved nutritional status, as well as the expected results 1.2.1 regarding conservation and sustainable management and use of natural resources and 1.2.3 regarding the country¿s capacity to cope with climate change.