When Prisca Chilemba returned to Malawi from South Africa in 2019, she had no school certificates to rely on and was uncertain about her future. After seeing the situation on the ground, she decided to find a way of creating…
Likoma Agri Entrepreneur says fish cage farming has the great potential in creating jobs and improving livelihoods for young people on Likoma Island. The youth-led enterprise recently harvested close to 20,000 fish from its cages in Lake Malawi, a development…
An association of visionary young men based in Nkhotakota is using farming as a launchpad to success. The association, operating under the name Tilimbike Youth Club is made up of young farmers who are cultivating crops such as Rice, Cassava,…
A Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) graduate, Francis Kandodo is using knowledge he obtained from university to transform his life economically through farming. Kandodo, who graduated from LUANAR in 2022 with a degree, is now on course…
A 41-year-old agriprenuer Wiseman Helton has managed to turn his life around economically through farming. Helton, based in M’bwatalika Village in Traditional Authority M’bwatalika in Lilongwe has managed to graduate from subsistence farming to commercial farming through investment in irrigation…
A corroboration of enterprising farmers operating under the name “Apatsa Olimbika” is making steady profits through the sale of harvests produced through irrigation farming. The group, based in Kampango village in the area of Traditional Authority Malili in Lilongwe is…
A group of farmers operating under the name Mtendere Irrigation group has managed to find a remedy for the persistent drought that affect the lower Shire districts of Chikwawa and Nsanje by venturing into irrigation farming. Using irrigation farming system,…
A group of goal-oriented farmers operating under the name Jinthajembe is reaping huge benefits from irrigation farming. The group, based at Mphompha in Rumphi District is cultivating crops such as Maize, Potatoes and Beans on a piece of land measuring…
A Karonga-based visionary youth, Richard Kumwenda is on course to achieve success after he ventured into commercial rice farming. Kumwenda, aged 30, owns a two-acre field which he uses to cultivate rice during dry season. The youthful agriprenuer, based in…
Twenty-one Farm-Based Organisations (FBOs) across seven districts in the country will now have an opportunity to improve their crop production and venture into value addition, thanks to a special grant awarded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through…