Month: April 2020 Posts

Mchacha assures farmers of government support

Apr 01, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Irrigation and Water Development, Charles Mchacha visited irrigation schemes in Blantyre and Thyolo on Monday where he assured farmers that government will continue supporting them so that they are able to produce more… ...

Think tank seeks to transform agriculture

Mar 14, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A think tank called Mwapata Institute has been established to facilitate the development of better policies and supporting institutions that can transform agriculture and improve lives of farmers. The think tank will engage the government,… ...

K175 billion available for biggest agriculture irrigation scheme in Southern Africa – Mutharika

Mar 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says the K175 billion Shire Valley project will put 100,000 hectares under irrigation in Chikwawa and Nsanje to create the biggest agriculture irrigation scheme in Southern Africa. Mutharika made the remarks during… ...

Malawi, Botswana share notes on Fall Armyworms

Feb 25, 2020 Samuel Majamanda 0 &

A mission composed of agriculture experts and lead farmers from Botswana was in Malawi last week to appreciate strides made in the fight against fall armyworms using traditional solutions. Among the visited places were villages… ...

Mutharika launches K70 billion agricultural commercialization project

Jan 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has today launched the Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) Project which seeks to graduate 650,000 small and medium scale farmers from subsistence to commercial farming. The six-year project is being implemented by the Ministry… ...

Ntchembere zandonda zagwa

Jan 04, 2020 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

Unduna wa ulimi, ulimi wa nthirira ndi chitukuko chamadzi wati ntchembere zandonda zikuonononga mbewu zosiyanasiya m’madera ambiri m’dziko muno. Mbozizi zagwa chifukwa chakusintha Kwa nyengo m’madea ambiri mdziko muno. Izi zili chomwechi potsatira mvula yankutho… ...

Govt urged to promote rainwater harvesting

Jan 02, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

In Malawi during the dry season, water crisis hits the country with its effects not sparing people as they begin to walk miles in search for water. 'Water is life conserve it', however it is… ...