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Entire length of Mulunguzi River now a water catchment conservation corridor

March 9, 2020

By Duncan Mlanjira Zomba Forest Lodge, through its Reforestation of the Environment and Ecosystem of Zomba (TREEZ) project, has covered the entire length of zomba Plateau’s Mulunguzi River as a water catchment conservation corridor of indigenous trees planted on Saturday. This will both help ensure the future of Zomba City’s water supply and will preserve a beautiful nature conservation zone for tourists, both local and international. The exercise was carried out by TREEZ in conjunction with Zomba Tour Guides…

Africa Parks eliminates killer elephant in Nkhotakota Game Reserve

March 7, 2020

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By Fredrick Manda, MANA African Parks, managers of Nkhotakota Game Reserve, has killed the vicious elephant that trampled to death a 21-year-old woman, Sabitha Banda, last week at Bamba Village in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Mwadzama in Nkhotakota District. Park Manager, Sam Kamoto confirmed the incident, saying the action was taken to save people’s lives from such vicious elephant because it has been reportedly escaping the game reserve on several occasions. “We have managed to kill…

MUST bans use of thin plastics on campus

March 7, 2020

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By Morton Sibale, MANA In a bid to conserve environment, Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST) has announced the ban of the use of plastics of 60 micrometers and below within the campus premises with immediate effect. In a statement released by the university and signed by the Vice Chancellor Professor Address Malata, the university says the decision is their attempt to comply with the regulation effected by the Supreme Court of Appeal in July, 2019. The Supreme…

Nankhumwa urges farmers to embrace new technologies

March 7, 2020

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By Kondwani Magombo, MANA Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged farmers to embrace new technologies to harvest more yields in the wake of climate change challenges. He made the call Thursday at Namiyasi Residential Training Centre (RTC) in Mangochi at the end of Machinga Agricultural Development Division (ADD) Field Day where the Minister toured and appreciated various agricultural activities in five sites. Nankhumwa said he was impressed to note that most farmers in…

Malawi’s World Vision trains local farmers in livestock health management

March 7, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira Livestock farmers from four districts of the Southern Region successfully completed a two-week intensive training as Community Animal Health Workers courtesy of funding from World Vision International (WVI) in collaboration with the Malawi Government’s Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development. The 63 trained farmers from Mulanje, Chiradzulu, Neno and Balaka are expected to perform duties of extension workers in their respective communities as one way of increasing such agricultural advisors that the Government has…

Deciding Malawi’s economic destiny; Most developing countries have not escaped low or middle-income trap

March 5, 2020

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Analysis by Farai Chigaru Our economic destiny has been sauced by mainly the Western direction. We were enclaved into a universal pathway that never worked to our advantage most of the time. The economic growth for Malawi has been epileptic since then. Economic growth is a concept that is a goal for all countries; there are several sources of economic growth that are applicable to a developing country like Malawi. Economic growth can be divided into different forms…

Zomba Forest Lodge to tighten up with trees Zomba Plateau’s water catchment conservation zone

March 5, 2020

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By Duncan Mlanjira For this year’s tree planting get season, Zomba Forest Lodge, through its Reforestation of the Environment and Ecosystem of Zomba (TREEZ) project, has identified a Water Catchment Zone along the banks of Mulunguzi River where the Lodge is set to plant indigenous trees on Saturday, March 7. The Lodge is organizing the exercise in conjunction with Zomba Tour Guides Association, which it also sponsors for the body to offer their services to tourists in a professional…

Youth and women loans to enhance economic participation

March 4, 2020

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By Yamikani Yapuwa, MANA President Prof. Peter Mutharika has said newly-launched Malawi Enterprise Development Fund (MEDF) Youth and Women Loan programme would enable them participate in the country’s economy. The President said this will assist in achieving community development, minimizing wealth inequalities and thereby help in improving lives of Malawians. He made the remarks in Blantyre during the launch of the K13 billion MEDF at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel. “On Friday last week, we launched the process of deciding…

Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust pledges continued support towards improving people’s lives

March 4, 2020

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By Daniel Nyanjagha, MANA Mulanje Mountain Conservation Trust (MMCT) says it will continue supporting activities that aim at improving people’s livelihoods despite changing its management approach of Mulanje Mountain Global Biosphere Reserve in its 5-year Strategic Plan (2020-2025). Speaking during a District Executive Committee (DEC) meeting on Monday, MMCT Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Henry Chinthuli said the organisation has shifted its approach from supporting improved conservation status of the mountain to being a protected area management organisation. Chinthuli said…

Uganda risks losing up to US$218.3m in export revenue due to desert locusts invasion

March 4, 2020

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By Ronald Musoke, The Independent Uganda risks losing up to US$218.3 million in export revenue if the desert locusts are not halted in the coming weeks, according to the agriculture ministry. East Africa’s third largest economy earns billions of shillings from maize, cotton, coffee, fruits, vegetables and simsim exports. In 2018, Uganda earned US$106.8 million in maize exports, followed with cotton (US$44.3 million), fruits and vegetables (US$40.6 million) and simsim (US$26.6 million). Agriculture minister Vincent Ssempijja said Uganda is…