Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and his deputy Agnes Nkusankhoma on Saturday toured various developments irrigation schemes in Zomba where the Minister directed engineers to ensure that they fix challenges which farmers at the Agricultural Irrigation schemes are facing to ensure food security.
Lowe inspecting irrigation schemes in zOMBA
Lowe inspecting irrigation schemes in Zomba
The farmers at the irrigation scheme
The irrigation schemes in Zomba
Speaking after touring Njala and Likangala Rice Scheme in Zomba, Lowe said he is impressed with the progress of the project which is supported by Agricultural Commercialization Project.
Lowe said irrigation farming is crucial to achieving increased productivity and profitability of smallholder agriculture.
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Lowe cited low productivity, dependence on rain-fed production systems with only one growing season, and limited use of irrigation as some of the impediments.
The minister made the sentiments when he opened the policy research seminar on the future of smallholder farming in Malawi.
The seminar was jointly organized by Malawi Agriculture Policy Advancement and Transformation Agenda (MwAPATA) and the National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM).
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Ministers including Homeland Security Richard Chimwendo Banda with Minister of Information Gospel Kazako attended the meeting in the president’s oval office on Dec. 21, and the following day labour minister Ken Kandodo reporting having contracted the coronavirus. He has since recovered. Another minister, Rashid Gaffar, is self-isolating at home.