Minister Lowe hails Pyxus Agriculture for promoting legumes production

Agriculture Minister Lobin Lowe has commended Lilongwe based Pyxus Agriculture Limited for its efforts in promoting production of legumes such as groundnuts and Soya bean among others, saying the initiative will help to improve the social economic status of many smallholder farmers in the country. Lowe made the remarks on Monday this week after touring […]

Pyxus Agriculture Ltd urges Malawi tobacco farmers to diversify to beat food insecurity, financial stability

Pyxus Agriculture Limited – a sister company of Alliance One Tobacco Malawi Limited – has advised smallholder tobacco farmers in Dowa to consider diversifying their agricultural produce in order to beat perennial hunger and financial problems in their families. Apparently, the company is promoting crop diversification among smallholder tobacco farmers through provision of drip irrigation […]

Pyxus targets 10 000 contracted farmers in its first season

Pyxus Agriculture Limited (Malawi), a company aimed at value-addition of agricultural products especially legumes says it is targeting to incorporate about 10,000 farmers in its first growing season in groundnuts, sunflower and beans farming. Managing Director  for Pyxus Agriculture Limited Malawi, Ron Ngwira told journalists during a press briefing in Lilongwe that the first growing […]

Pyxus for transformational agricultural sector in Malawi, embarks on value added chain program

The newly established Lilongwe agro-based company Pyxus Agriculture Limited (PAL) says about 10 000 smallholder farmers from across the country have gone into contract with the company to grow different legume crops which it will be purchasing from them at the end of every harvesting season. Pyxus Agriculture Limited Malawi Managing Director Ron Ngwira disclosed […]