AUSTIN NKHOMA

  Kuweta somba ndi mbali imodzi ya ulimi ofunikira kwambiri pa chitukuko cha alimi ndi dziko lonse la Malawi. Ulimiwu umachitika kwambiri mmadera amene madzi amapezeka mosavuta monga mmbali mwa mitsinje, nyanja komaso Madera amene madzi amasungika bwino nthawi yamvula ndiyadzuwa yomwe. Maboma monga; Salima, Mangochi, Nkhataby ndi ena ambali mwa nyanja amakhala ndkuthekera kochuluka kochita ulimiwu chifukwa nkhani yamadzi kwa Iwo sivuto. Ulimi wamitsinje ing'onoing'ono umafuna ntchito yochuluka maka potseka njira imene madzi amayendamo. Ndipo ulimi oterewu ukuchitika kwambiri mmadera akumtunda monga Dowa, Lilongwe ndi Kasungu mchigawo chapakati omwe alikutali ndi nyanja ya Malawi. Damu limene a Dr. Napoleon Dzombe akupangapo ulimi wasomba. Tinayenda mboma la Dowa kwa Mkanire dera la fumu yayikulu Kayembe komwe kukuchitika zitukuko zosiyanasiyana mogwiriza ndimasomphenya a Malawi 2063 monga: zokopa alendo, ulimi wa mthilira komaso ulimi wasomba motsogozedwa ndi Dr. Napoleon Dzomb...

  Figure 1. Temporary Enumertor advert from CARD-LUANAR. On 26 June, 2024 was like any other day when shortlisted candidates were moving to their respective EPAS they applied for to sit for their aptitude test interviews on Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) project that the government of Malawi through Ministry of Agriculture is implementing. The project aims at conducting digital registration, profiling and geo-mapping of farmers across all districts in Malawi that will be done at an EPA level starting from 01-30 July, 2024. The results were expected to be out on 27 June, 2024 morning but have been given to candidates at 2 pm the same day. Figure 2. A list of successful candidates at Madisi EPA in Dowa. Center for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD) is a research institute of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources running this project including the aptitude test conducted on 26 June, 2024. The test was online making it more confidential as even lead...

Malawi a landlocked country in South Easter Africa has got different land attributes; highlands and extensive lakes with wide range of soils. To the east is Lake Malawi accounts for more than 1/5 of the country's total areas providing opportunities to Lakeshore areas to produce a lot of rice. Here in Malawi Rice is mostly produced in Lakeshore areas (Salima, Nkhotakota, Nkhataby, Karonga and Bwanje in Dedza), Lower shire areas (Chikwawa and Nsanje), Along lake Chilwa (Machinga, Zomba and Mangochi), Mchinji and Mzimba. Figure 1. Growing rice at Kafulu EPA  Although all these districts produce rice, productivity does not meet the expected yields as national average yields is 1.2 Mt/ha against potentials of >5 tons per ha with good management, according to rice report for Malawi from the Department of Crop Development and Ministry of Agriculture. Rice being source of carbohydrates it is second staple food crop to Maize for the country it was commonly consumed in the past only in ur...

Photo 1. A Smallholder farmers' groundnuts field with maize next to it in Dowa. We are living in a digital world where information travels across boundaries at a speed of light. ICT refers to forms of technology that are used to transmit, process, store, create, display, share or exchange information by electronic means. Here in Malawi number of sectors are now enjoy using information and communication technologies in their operations of day today activities. These sectors include; education, security, industrial and Tourism sectors and agricultural sector inclusive. ICTs plays important role in agricultural sector by ensuring that there is easily access and sharing of information related to agriculture. Radio and mobile phones are the most available and most used ICT devices among smallholder farmers (Sennugas S. O. et al., 2020). Photo 2. Shows a mobile phone breaking language and geographical barriers. ICT INITIATIVES IN MALAWI IN RELATION TO AGRICULTURE SECTOR   With focus on a...

In line with Malawi 2063 Vision, Citizens of Madisi and Santhe areas are experiencing different ongoing tourism and industrialization projects run by private individual, Dr. Napoleon Dzombe CEO of Mtalimanja Holdings.               Malawi 2063 vision highlights the privatization of tourism attraction and industrialization as a pillar of achieving an inclusive wealthy and self-reliant nation. It says through tourism and industrial activities, Malawi will be able to generate foreign exchange through exports of products made at industry level and from tourists. There will be also employment creation and contributing to the economy of Malawi. This is the same to what Dr. Napoleon Dzombe is doing in this tough period Malawi is facing of economic crisis due devaluation of Malawi kwacha. To ensure tourism attraction in Madisi area specifically Mkanire Village, Traditional Authority Kayembe, He has built a Hotel called Kalipano hotel and artificial lake c...