ICRISAT donates pigeon pea seed to Malawi govt

April 14, 2015 Nyasa Times Reporter 2 Comments

The Malawi government has received 10 tonnes of pigeon pea seed to be distributed to about 2,000 farmers whose crops were damaged by the recent floods.

President Chilima and Bergvinson admire the 50 kg bags of the pegion peas
Vice President Chilima and Bergvinson admire the 50 kg bags of the pegion peas
They walk to their seats after the donation.
They walk to their seats after the donation.

The donation has been made by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) while noting that the demand for pigeon pea certified seed in Malawi is significantly short of the required 2200 tons.

The symbolic presentation of the donation was made in Blantyre at a brief function attended by the visiting ICRISAT Director General David Bergvinson and Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima.

In the pictures, Vice President Chilima and Bergvinson admire the 50 kg bags of the pegion peas.

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