Limbe Leaf launches three year Dzalanyama project

Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company Limited (Limbe Leaf) Tuesday launched a three year Dzalanyama reforestation project where it will plant trees and through using new technologies, care for the trees to achieve a survival rate of above 90%.

Don Mc Alpine (left) explains to Masi before planting trees at Dzalanyama
Limbe Leaf Managing Directir Don Mc Alpine gestures after planting a tree at Dzalanyama
Tawina Chalawe, an employee of Limbe Leaf plants a tree
Minister of Natural Resources Aggrey Masi plants a tree at Dzalanyama
Protection- The trees will be garged by armed guards

Managing Director  for Limbe Leaf, Don McAlpine said during the launch that his company has for the past three year planted over 3 million trees through a project called ‘Dzalani Balani’ and over 1.5 million trees covering 950 hectares at its commercial plantation in Kasungu.

“Limbe Leaf has, in 2019, committed K9 million to the Dzalanyama reforestation project and will continue to manage, in conjunction with traditional authorities and communities, the supervision and maintenance of   the area. Further to this, Limbe Leaf will continue to allocate funds from our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme to the project for the next three years,” said Mc Alpine.

“The project has also brought employment to the surrounding community. We are employing approximately 120 people to assist us with the pitting and planting of the trees and will be engaging more people to work on firebreaks,” he added.

Mc Alpine said already, the company has planted 18,000 trees on the 20 hectare area which the forestry department allocated to it at Dzalanyama forest reserve.

Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Aggrey Masi commended Limbe Leaf for its efforts in making Malawi green.

“The fact that Limbe Leaf is pledging not to only plant the trees, but also manage them for the next three years, demonstrates their commitment to a sustainable forestation programme.”

“Limbe Leaf is a great partner of government in many aspects and my presence here is to show government appreciation of what you have achieved and continue to achieve as an investor in Malawi,” said Masi.

He also hailed Limbe Leaf for providing employment opportunities for the community around Dzalanyama through the project.

Traditional Authority Masumbankhunda thanked Limbe Leaf for the project and committed that his subjects will take care of the trees describing them as ‘Malawi’s only gold’.

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Chidi Mbwengu
Chidi Mbwengu
5 years ago

They have depleted lots of trees from Chikangawa for their tobacco processing, why not start replanting from Chikangawa you hypocrites!

nyalugwe
nyalugwe
5 years ago

Armed guard supervising the ‘forced’ tree planters in case they decide to bolt/run away

Mwe'ene
Mwe'ene
5 years ago
Reply to  nyalugwe

@Nyalugwe
Kikiki That’s right. The theory is that Malawians are so lazy you have to force them to labor like this.

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