Reuben Banda

Reuben Banda

DEDZA FARMER CHEATS DROUGHT WITH NEEF LOAN

A Dedza-based farmer, Papious Paulo has earned praise among his fellow farmers after harvesting over 400 bags of maize despite an El-Nino-induced drought that characterised the last growing season. Paulo has told ProjectM that he has become an instant millionaire…

ORGANISATION USES SPORTS TO FIGHT GBV

Chikwawa-based organisation, Community Focus (COFO) has launched a women’s football initiative in a quest to minimise the threat of Gender-based violence believed to be on the rise in the district. Through the initiative, COFO says it wants to empower women…

NTCHISI MAN TURNS TO COMMERCIAL FARMING

A Ntchisi-based farmer, Jameson Mvula, has transitioned from subsistence farming to commercial. Mvula, based from Masimbe Village harvested more than 1,500 bags of maize last growing season, a record yield in his farming life after cultivating a 20-acre land. He…