Drama ensued during the launch of threshers at Cross Roads Hotel when the machines to be demonstrated at the launch were discovered to be faulty. The function started with speeches as usual and testimonies on how threshers once adopted can help to increasing productivity on Soya, groundnuts, sunflowers and other seed crops. Towera Jalakasi, invention […]
A 48-year-old Wiseman Phiri vividly recalls his past as a sunflower farmer. It is a memory that swings from a rosy tale to a nightmare within a flash of a second. More than two decades ago, Sunflower – a crop with large golden flowers grown for its edible seeds which yield oil – was in […]
Malawi Oilseeds Sector Transformation (MOST) on Thursday launched a DVD about Sunflower production with the aim of resuscitating the oilseed sector and improving productivity among smallholder farmers. The video titled “Tukukani ndi Mpendadzuwa” (Develop with Sunflower) documents the process of sunflower production and post-harvest management information. Speaking during the launch at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe, […]
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has advised the National Association of Business Women in Malawi (NABW) to constantly review its national strategy in order to remain relevant to its members and to deliver on the organisation’s mission and vision. The Vice President made the remarks on Wednesday during the launch of the organisation’s strategic plan […]
National Organisation of business Women (Nabw) has resurrected and rebranded after being dormant for years. National Chairperson of the Organisation, Towera Jalakasi said within the years the organisation lost track of its mandate and focused on different aspects of life rather than promoting lives of women. She said it was for this reason the members […]