King of Chewa tribe His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi has with immediate effect directed suspension of all cultural gatherings that are held in preparation for pilgrimage of the Chewa’s from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique, the annual Kulamba Ceremony, until further notice due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak. The ceremony is held last Saturday in the […]
Government should revisit the he targeted Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) because it has not benefitted the majority poor, an academician has told the Minister of Finance, Joseph Mwanamvekha. Vice chancellor of the Lilongwe University of Natural Resources and Agriculture Professor Kanyama Phiri said during a pre-budget consultations—hosted by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Vice Chancellor Professor George Kanyama-Phiri says they have secured funding for the construction of two hostels to address accommodation problems at the college. Phiri said construction of the hostels – are planning to construct a 4,000-bed hostel at Bunda Campus and a 2,000-bed hostel at the Natural […]
Malawi’s flagship newspaper, The Daily Times, has in its editorial comment on Monday edition hailed Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar) for its self-sustaiing approach after it managed to raise K21 billion from research projects and consultancies in the past four years. Luanar was established four years ago after Bunda College of Agriculture was […]
Chewa Heritage Foundation, an umbrella body of the Chewa grouping in Malawi has admitted that they were late in conveying the message about the visit of their paramount leader for all Chewa’s in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, His Majesty Kalonga Gawa Undi. The sentiments comes following government’s decision to stop Gawa Undi from visiting Malawi […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources(LUANAR) council, has approved introduction of Bachelors Degree Programme in Agroforestry to promote conservation agricultural. Launching a half-day media training workshop in Lilongwe, LUANAR Vice Chancellor, Professor George Kanyama Phiri said the programme will commerce next year. “I am pleased to inform you that the Council of LUANAR recently […]