By Staff Reporter
Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale says he is impressed with the pace and progress of Mega farm implementation in the country.
He made the remarks on Tuesday when he toured Lisandwa Farms under Pyxus Agriculture in Kasungu District.
Kawale said the tour was aimed at appreciating the effort which the company is contributing towards the realisation of Mega farm initiative.
He said Government through Ministry of Agriculture will continue to strengthen its relationship with the private sector to enhance agriculture mechanisation and improve crop production through the Mega farm implementation.
He said President Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s led administration is committed to revolutionise the agricultural sector with the use of modern technologies such as the use of combine harvesters, tractors and seed planters to create a platform for farmers to embrace modern methods of farming and to have improved agricultural systems inorder to realise the Malawi 2063 vision.
He added that government is planning to add more machinery across the country at both District and Consitituency level, to assist smallholder farmers to have access to the use of agricultural machinery.
In his remarks, Managing Director for Pyxus Agriculture, Ronald Ngwira commended Kawale for making such an exceptional tour saying the company is using combine harvesters and other agricultural machineries as one way of embracing agriculture mechanisation for improved and better agriculture production.
He said Pyxus Agriculture, will continue to partner with government in various agricultural initiatives as one way of propelling and improving the agricultural sector in the country.
“As part of the mega farm private sector implementation, in March next year we want to engage government to map the way forward on the progress of Mega farms, solicit international markets and also on the issue of embracing agriculture mechanisation” said Ngwira.
Lisandwa Farms is currently growing 700 hectares of groundnuts seed to assist groundnuts Mega farm growers in the 2024/25 farming season.
