Irrigation farming
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Business
K167 billion irrigation project attracts mixed reactions
Agricultural experts have urged the government to be radical when implementing the recently launched $222.7 million (about K167 billion) Shire…
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Business
Embracing technology to boost horticulture
By Watipaso Mzungu: In Mndolera Extension Planning Area (EPA), a group of selected small-scale horticulture farmers is experimenting with drip…
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Features
Irrigating damaged fields
By Stevie Chauluka: The swelling of the Shire River in February this year following heavy rains that fell in the…
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Features
Opportunity knocks in agri-sector
After graduating from the University of Malawi with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism in her back pocket, Rose Chisowa…
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Features
Holy grail: Thukuta Nandolo’s innovation
A woman’s loud calls scare chickens away from pounded maize spread on a mat to dry before being taken to…
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Business
Fisd for irrigation farming
The economic wellbeing of over 300 farmers in Group Village Head Mvuto’s area in Lilongwe is expected to be boosted…
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Features
Ending hunger through self-made irrigation system
For close to a decade, Traditional Authority Kambalame’s area, situated 35 kilometres from Salima Boma, experiences food shortage every year…
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Business
$234 million irrigation project earmarked for Jan 2018
The first phase of the $234 million Shire Valley Irrigation programme is expected to roll out in January 2018. The…
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Business
ATC showcases new irrigation technology
ATC, a wholly owned subsidiary of AHL Group, is stocking an advanced irrigation system manufactured in Israel which makes it…
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National
Armyworms attack winter crops
Irrigation farmers in Mangochi have appealed to authorities to identify pesticides that can eradicate the fall armyworms and other pests…
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