Month: November 2020 Posts

Lowe challenges Shire Valley Irrigation project implementers on performance

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has challenged implementing partners for the Shire Valley Transformation Project to set performance indicators to ensure that the multibillion kwacha loan project materialises. Lowe said the special key performance indicators… ...

Kasaila says government committed to boost food security

Jun 09, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Francis Kasaila, says Malawi Government is committed to ensuring food security in the country through investments in irrigation farming including constructing and rehabilitating irrigation schemes nationwide. Kasaila said this… ...

Oxfam supports Cyclone Idai Survivors with irrigation scheme

Jun 01, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

As part of Cyclone Idai response Oxfam in Malawi has constructed a Mk41 million solar powered irrigation scheme in Phalombe district that will see 3000 people benefitting. Speaking in an interview after handing over the… ...

Anthu aphwanya ndi kuwononga sikimu ya Ulongwe kamba kobweresa matsoka  

Apr 05, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Anthu a m'dera la m'fumu yaikulu Nyambi m'boma la Machinga aphwanya ndi kuwononga zipangizo za sola zomwe zimathandizila ulimi wa nthirira za ndalama yokwana k55 miliyoni, poganizila kuti sikimuyo ikubweresa matsoka komaso minyama m'deralo. Nyuzipepala… ...

Community destroys K55 million irrigation scheme for bringing bad luck

Apr 04, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Community members from Traditional Authority (TA) Nyambi in Machinga have destroyed a K55 million solar powered irrigation scheme saying it was bringing them misfortunes. The Malawi News Agency reported that the villagers, on March 22… ...

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… ...

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… ...