Category: Agriculture

The damage at Kapichira as captured in January * President Lazarus Chakwera directed that the lost 130 megawatts be restored at Kapichira by December * Restoration is in two phases; temporarily construction of the cofferdam around mouth of the damaged fuse plug * And as soon as power generation is restored, to reconstruct the whole dam structure with an improved design * The SVTP massive irrigation project is touted as the biggest of such in the Southern African region…

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Foot and Mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease * Animal health experts are still on the ground with the exercise as well as to identify if more areas were affected * The disease was first clinically reported at Jombo, Chaonanjiwa and Mnthumba dip tanks * Preliminary investigation conducted by veterinary officials had then reported 49 clinical cases out of the affected 13 kraals By Duncan Mlanjira In the efforts to contain the outbreak of Foot and Mouth…

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* Agriculture Minister Lowe hails Standard Bank’s efforts in Agricultural Transformation Initiative * GGL Farm to be transferring knowledge and capacity to surrounding community farmers * And beyond so that everyone should benefit from the initiative, said Lowe By Leonard Masauli, MANA In its contribution towards the country’s initiative towards the promotion of agricultural transformation that will improve the country’s economy, Standard Bank has handed over two greenhouses to GGL Farm in Lumbadzi, Lilongwe. The farm is managed by…

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* Tata and John Deere will provide equipment dedicated to the success of their customers * To those who cultivate, harvest, transform, enrich and build upon the land * To meet the world’s dramatically increasing need for food, clothes, and infrastructure * The John Deere dealership comes as President Lazarus Chakwera’s administration is advocating for commercial farmers to embrace all seasonal Mega Farms * Which is MW2063 Pillar 1 of agriculture productivity and commercialization By Duncan Mlanjira Tata International…

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* Agriculture Minister Lowe impressed with Mega Farm concept implementation by Chimpeni Estate in Zomba * After finishing harvesting tobacco in April, Chimpeni Farm grew sugarbeans seed on a land over 100ha using center pivot irrigation * Come July, they intend to grow another crop to be harvested in October or thereabout * Before planting tobacco again this same season — three times cropping in a year By Loness Gwazanga, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express About 200 farmer…

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Chakwera during the Agriculture Commercialisation conference in Lilongwe *Two years down the line since assuming office, there seem there is no progress made * Chakwera ordered the Ministry of Agriculture to present to him a report within 6 months on the progress made By Duncan Mlanjira After President Lazarus Chakwera expressed concern over delays to establish any Mega Farm two years after he assumed office, which the Tonse Alliance touted during the presidential election campaign, the Ministry of Agriculture…

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