Amid rising calls for the agricultural sector to adopt innovation as one way of maximizing harvests, Lilongwe-based innovation group “FAVOA Innovations and Investments Group” (FIIG) has developed a battery unit capable of powering gadgets that are vital in agriculture. FIIG…
Phalombe-based renowned innovator Innocent Mandili has invented an Innovative cooking gadget called Thermo El Stove. The stove can also be used for electricity production. The 18-year-old told ProjectM in an interview that the gadget can help to mitigate environmental degradation…
Lilongwe-based innovator, Tamim Chipala has developed a security system in homes capable of deterring armed robberies. Chipala has told ProjectM in an interview that the system consists of a gadget which is operated manually upon activation by any intruder. “Once…
Malawi’s Inner Electrical Engineering Company, manufacturing grinding mills, says its products are now getting attention on the international market such as South Africa and the United Kingdom. The company, which is located in Ndirande Township in the commercial City of…
In a bid to combat environmental degradation, Lilongwe based Area 36 Tingathe Organization has ventured into Biomass Briquettes production using waste products collected within the city. The organization has also ventured into the business to provide an alternative and sustainable…
Innovative young entrepreneur Joseph Manjanja from Chileka Township in Blantyre is turning plastic waste into bricks. The Fourth-Year student in Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), has described the bricks as…
Through the lens of innovation, Pakel Patrick Chikoja, an IT specialist from 6 miles in Zomba, has made a mini-tractor to boost farming in the country. Aged 38, Chikoja holds an advanced Diploma in Computer Engineering obtained in 2009. The…
In a bid to help farmers overcome drought that has affected the 2023/2024 farming season, FIIG Energy Company has developed a solar generator capable of pumping underground water for irrigation. The generator requires no fuel and is smoke-free, portable and…
A Lilongwe-based company has found a niche in processing castor oil products. The company, owned by siblings, is called Pililani, Isaac, Lumbani and Fumbani (PILF) Natural Products and has been in operation since 2018. PILF Natural Products co-owner and customer…
Jeremiah Francisco Kalinda, who works as a Principal Librarian Assistant at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), has built a low cost car. The 42-year-old comes from Chikwiya Village T/A Kaomba in Kasungu and told ProjectM that…