Category: Agriculture

Mlusu being briefed of the progress of the project * The project’s objective is to irrigate 43,370 hectares of land by abstracting water from Shire River * Conveying it by gravity to irrigable areas of Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts * This will ensure a more consistent supply of water to farm lands throughout the year * To increase agricultural productivity and commercialization for the two districts’ targeted 223,000 farmers By Duncan Mlanjira On his visit to the construction site…

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The 12-gate water flow control intake at Kapichira Falls Dam under construction  * The first phase that include 12-gate intake from the Kapichira Falls Dam * The massive project construction is set to be the biggest irrigation canal in Southern Africa *It is a brainchild of Sir Geoffrey Colby, former Governor of colonial protectorate of Nyasaland between 1948 and 1956 * “We are, therefore, pleased that the Malawi government has over the years been considering to revive it” *…

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* ”Manufacturers have for a long time preferred to import crude oil materials from the Eastern countries” * “And always at high prices than using local raw materials grown by our farmers” * “Throughout the past years, Malawi was producing its own cooking oils using its own local raw materials” * “We all recall Unilever or Lever Brothers used to produce COVO and Kazinga with linkages to our local farmers” * “The full name of the acronym for COVO…

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Minister of Trade Sosten Gwengwe * All distribution and retailing to small scale Malawian traders and farmers * A restriction that seeks to safeguard an inclusive growth of the entire poultry value chain * Police to monitor movements of the poultry mobile vans * Those who will not comply risk having their vans impounded By Duncan Mlanjira From Monday, August 23, the Ministry of Trade will start enforcing Business Licencing (Travel Wholesale and Distribution Licence) that restricts large poultry…

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