LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Pyxus, the newly established agriculture company says is ready to provide value-added products division (VAAP) and service delivery to Malawian farmers.
Incepted in December 2018, Pyxus’s VAAP focuses on building support for the development of markets and diversification among farmers.
With an initial investment of US$11million, Pyxus Agriculture Limited (Malawi) has five business areas to propel including direct farming, smallholder production, groundnuts production, crop services and biomass.
The company will be buying cash-crops from farmers, add value and then sell value added products into the local and international market.
Not only that, the company will also provide farm inputs and extension services on contractual agreement.
Addressing the news conference on Tuesday at its head office-Kanengo in the capital Lilongwe, Pyxus’s Managing Director Ronald Ngwira disclosed that the company is targeting 10,000 farmers from Ntcheu to Rumphi in the initial year of its services.
Ngwira assured Malawian farmers of quality agricultural service delivery for crop diversification with products valuable markets.
On the company’s relationship with Alliance One Tobacco Malawi, Ngwira said both institutions are managed by one parent company Pyxus International Inc.
“Pyxus Malawi focuses on non-tobacco crops while Alliance Once remains with tobacco business. However, Pyxus will provide quality extension services to all farmers for quality productions.
“We are here to stay to help farmers focuses on building the value-added processes that will further support the development of markets for these crops and diversification of farmer incomes,” assures Ngwira.
