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Blantyre District expected to receive normal rainfall from October to December and above normal in January

October 24, 2024

* This season we are going to be affected by La Nina which is likely to bring a lot of rains * So different sectors within the district need to plan ahead in preparing for the coming of the rainy season * As National Water Resources Authority warns of rising water levels in Nkhotakota District By Pempho Nkhoma, Benedicto Maguda & Damiano Thengo, MANA In its forecast report, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) indicates that…

Umodzi Wathu Women Cooperative spurred by Agriculture Minister Kawale’s tour of their successful dairy farm

October 23, 2024

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* Set to do more than dairy cattle farming on their farm at Chigumula where they started after a K111 million grant from AGCOM project in 2023 * Operating under the motto; ‘Cultivating Dreams, Nourishing Hope’, it comprises 54 women including pensioners, bankers, lawyers, accountants, university students and other young women By Evance Chisiano, MANA A group of women with various professional backgrounds, trading as Umodzi Wathu Cooperative Society Limited, say they have been inspired by Minister of Agriculture,…

SVTP invests a vehicle at Nsanje District Council to help in implementation of land registration for farming cooperatives

October 23, 2024

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* Apart from the construction of the massive irrigation canal, the STVP aligns with several government stakeholders * It reaches out to the beneficiaries, small and medium farmers, who have been trained on good agricultural practices * Helped then establish agricultural business cooperatives as well as to adjudicate on land boundaries By Robert Nayeja, MANA Shire Valley Transformation Programme (SVTP) yesterday handed over a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser vehicle to the department of lands at Nsanje District Council…

Agriculture Minister Kawale urges research stations to play a critical part in developing new agricultural technologies

October 23, 2024

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* Government will continue to work with development partners to invest much on research in line with Malawi’s aspiration of sustainable food sufficient * Kawale also called on other research stations to also concentrate on researching alternative fertilizers * So that Malawi should shift from high dependence on chemical to organic fertilizers By Evance Chisiano, MANA Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale emphasises the critical role agricultural research stations must play in developing new agricultural technologies, saying these innovations should…

Malawi Government secures US$46m African Development Bank grants

October 16, 2024

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* Represent a profound investment in Malawi’s future and a vital contribution to the ongoing development agenda * This budgetary support will help in creating an enabling economic and regulatory environment for agricultural transformation Malawi News Agency (MANA) Malawi has signed three protocols of agreements in grant from the African Development Bank to the tune of US$46 million with US$23 million earmarked as agricultural-based budgetary support for the implementation of government’s medium-term development agenda. Speaking today after the signing…

Ministry of Agriculture unveils to NGOs robust policy & strategy formulation and implementation in line with MGDS and MW2063 national vision

October 13, 2024

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* The agriculture sector is the main driver of the Malawi’s economy, which contributes nearly 22.6% of GDP and over 60% of the country’s export earnings * The main contributor to food and nutrition security in country, and it accounts for 76.4% of total employment * The sector is composed of two main sub-sectors — smallholder subsector and estate subsector, which contribute 70% and 30% to national agriculture GDP, respectively By Duncan Mlanjira Despite challenges of poor coordination on…

Irrigation schemes transforming agricultural productivity across Malawi

September 25, 2024

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* Matoponi farming cooperative in Zomba taps water from the Shire River using solar-powered pumps to irrigate 100 hectares of farmland * Phalombe’s Likatcha irrigation scheme is a prime example of an irrigation system that resurrected after it fell victim to the wrath of Cyclone Freddy in 2023 * Despite enduring substantial damage, the local community continues to reap the benefits of the irrigation practices Maravi Express Irrigation schemes are transforming agricultural productivity across the country — an initiative…

Zambia High Commissioner to Malawi commends utilisation of irrigation farming

September 25, 2024

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* To bring agricultural officers and farmers from Zambia for a learning visit to gain insights into irrigation schemes’ operations * Urged farmers to adopt organic manure fertilizers as chemical fertilizer could damage soil quality * Some farmers burning crop residues that could otherwise be used to improve soil fertility — the agriculture department must emphasise organic methods By Yamikani Yapuwa & Blackson Mkupatira, MANA Zambia High Commissioner to Malawi, Lieutenant Colonel Panji Kaunda (retired, visited Mphuka Cooperative irrigation…

Ireland President Michael Higgins lauds Chakwera’s vision of enhancing irrigation farming as a solution to food insecurity

September 25, 2024

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* Africa has resources enough to make a food sufficient continent—President Higgins * He toured Malawi in November 2014 and visited several areas including LUNAR *To appreciate Malawi’s strides towards agriculture and food security By Arkangel Tembo, MANA in New York, USA After their meeting yesterday in New York, President of Ireland, Michael Higgins applauded President Lazarus Chakwera’s vision of enhancing irrigation farming as a solution to food insecurity. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 79th…

African Development Bank approves support towards Malawi’s agricultural sector

September 24, 2024

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* The support includes US$30 million, US$23 million and US$1 million — coming separately with different purposes * The AfDB is more than ready to support on a programme of pumping water from Lake Malawi for irrigation By Arkangel Tembo, MANA in New York, USA At the 2024 Malawi Partners Conference held in New York, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved more than US$50 million towards agriculture productivity and commercialisation including procurement of relief maize. This was disclosed…