Chiefs looked in awe as machines moved to and from the construction site.ย Men and women clad in work suits could be seen busy excavating the site and constructing drainage works, evidence that the construction of the much-awaited Shire Valley Irrigation Scheme has commenced.ย To these chiefs, a long-time taleContinue Reading
Land has become a scarce resource in Malawi as the population continues to increase rapidly.ย As a matter of priority, the Government of Malawi revised the Land Act in 2016 to give ownership of land to the citizens unlike in the past when all land was vested in the presidency.Continue Reading
Minister of Agriculture Honorable Lobin Lowe, MP says government will ensure that the SVTP materializes to benefit smallholder farmers in the targeted districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje. Honorable Lowe said this when he and his Deputy Honorable Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma, MP visited the SVTP construction site to monitor progress.ย HeContinue Reading
By Gospel Mwalwanda (contributor) The presentation with the aid of slides about one of Malawiโs biggest agricultural projects gripped everyoneโs attention in the room, including Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima. Right Honorable Dr. Chilima was visibly so absorbed in the presentation that although the room was stuffy due to thatContinue Reading
By Gospel Mwalwanda (Contributor) To the untrained eye, the small objects the men would now and again spot and pick from the wet ground as they moved forward in formation made no sense.ย ย But to the eagle-eyed team from the Department of Museums and Monuments, the objects they were looking forContinue Reading
The Deputy Minister of Lands, Honorable Abida Mia MP, on 21st September, 2020 handed over the Chikwawa Physical Development Plan to the Chikwawa District Council.ย Development of the Development Plan was funded by the Shire Valley Transformation Programme-1.ย The The Chikwawa Physical Development Plan (CPDP)ย is the first comprehensive PhysicalContinue Reading
