Malawi secures AGRA’s MK170m for agriculture productivity

NAIROBI-(MaraviPost)-The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has pumped in US$45 million (MK170 million) to help in promoting agricultural productivity, soil health, use of fertiliser and conservation to help the country produce enough thereby achieving food and nutrition security.

This follows President Lazarus Chakwera’s meeting with AGRA gurus in Nairobi Kenya.

“While in Kenya I met AGRA Chairperson, Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, who has committed the alliance’s sustained support towards sustainable farming in addressing soil degradation as well as deforestation.

“This funding will aid the process of restoring the country’s soil nutrition which has been depleted for decades,” excited Chakwera.

Chairperson for AGRA, Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe said Malawi is endowed with huge natural resources, hence the need for the country to depart from rain fed agriculture to irrigation, in order to respond to climate change shocks.

AGRA is a Pan African institution that works on inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa, and Malawi is one of the 16 African countries in its programme.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.