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Farmers in the Area of Senior Chief Kachindamoto in Dedza district of Malawi are in the 2017/2018 farming season competing in Systems of Rice Intensification (SRI) among other innovative farming methods under the Senior Chief Kachindamoto Agriculture Trophy as a means of improving agricultural production and productivity.
Madalitso Chapweteka born in 1979 started farming rice in 1998 on a 0.4 Ha piece of land from where he used to harvest 400 Kgs. This was the case because he was using recycled seed and without any good agricultural practices. His life started to change for the better in 2009 with the coming in of the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) at Domasi Irrigation Scheme. AICC introduced a project which was providing inputs through revolving loan to the farmers, promoting good agricultural practices (GAPs). The project also introduced modern farming technologies in rice production in order for them to increase their rice production.
The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) on 18th October held a public debate at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe on the Future of Grain Marketing in Malawi held under the big question, ‘Should Malawi extend the Auction System and Export Mandate to Grain Marketing?’ The debate came against a background of a Position Paper adopted by stakeholders during a conference on The Future of Grain Markets in Malawi which was held on 17th August 2017 at Comesa Hall alongside the 14th National Agriculture Fair in Blantyre co hosted by Malawi Confederation of Chambers, Commerce and Industry (MCCCI).
