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A grouping of students from the Malawi polytechnic, a constituent college of the University of Malawi wants the college to...
‘Development partners’??? What you mean is the US foots the bill, again, and Malawi’s rural communities will see little benefit because the funds will have been diverted elsewhere! When will Malawians choose MPs who WANT to benefit the country, its people, and not just their own families?
Launch! launch! and launch! but with no sustainable action. What a pity!
Nonsense! How many times have independent and objective agriculture experts called upon government to intensify the investment in irrigation agriculture? How many times have you rejected the advice to tri government’s expenditure on FISP and re-channel such resources towards irrigation farming? Lero uziti you are “decrying the lost opportunities” – zoona? Mxiiii chi president ichi pano chapika polemetsa bwanji!
full of talk but no action mbuzi
Despite not going through the policy, I hope the have considered Environmental Impacts of the project. Irrigation projects are good for the economy but we need precise planning, with the already reduced water levels in Lake Malawi adding huge irrigation schemes will mean less electricity, over use of ground water aquafers can result in land subsidence, the best option for Malawi climate to invest in Water Haversting by construction of Dam,
True- water harvesting every village- every house- lets have a lot of jojos and subsidize the cost of owning jojo
Mr. President, I appreciate that you have almost lived full of your life in diaspora.
You have lived in very civilized democracies. Why then can you not defy the odds and salute the leader of the opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera who was also present and was using the government vehicle.
You mean if you have saluted him he would have taken your position.
Sometimes we leaders must move with time.
Congratulations Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development! Best wishes as you implement the two policies to transform the agriculture sector and break the cycle.