Malawi VP Chilima commends smallholder farmers at NASFAM indaba
Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has commended smallholder farmers in the country for their role they play in agriculture and economic activities.
Chilima made the commendation when he opened the 18th Annual General Meeting of the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe.
He said smallholder farmers play an important role in various agricultural and economic activities of the country hence the need for stakeholders in the agriculture sector to join hands and give them the necessary support.
“Smallholder farmers play a very important role in agricultural activities and have contributed positively to the country’s economy. Their contribution in farming is not small,” said Chilima.
The Veep said Government is aware of the many challenges smallholder farmers were facing in the country despite their hardworking, citing poor access to markets, low productivity and climate change as some of the major problems.
Chilima also challenged smallholder farmers to embark on more food and cash crops if they were to improve their living conditions thereby contributing to development of the country.
He therefore called on stakeholders to impart knowledge and skills of modern farming technologies to smallholder farmers to ensure that they realized maximum benefit from agricultural activities.
“There are many new farming technologies that farmers can adopt and that can only be possible if they got supported by stakeholders like NASFAM,” he said.
Chilima thanked donors and other Nongovernmental Organisations for providing support to smallholder farmers in the country.
Speaking earlier the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr. Allan Chiyembekeza said his Ministry is working on the new agriculture policy that will harmonize all the policies to create conducive environment for the smallholder farmers.
The National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi started in 1994 as a project and thereafter became the Association working with motivated farmers in some of the districts in the country.–Reporting by Gomezgani Wanda, Mana
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Making government get out of dictating price of crops and removing export bans on all agriculture products would be a better way to encourage farmers than that stupid photo-op.
Bola ameneyu osati chitsiru gogowathu uja!
Kodi utsogoleri wakuba umayenda ngati. Mulungu amazima kuwala konse ndi mphamvu za mu ubongo zomwe. zikatero mtsogoleriyo kuganiza kummavuta. and i dont think kuti atsogoleri amenewa amakhulupilira zoti mulungu alipo
Awa ndi a Vp osati zokuba mabedi ku Dowa zija ayi
APM knows this man can take Malawi forward. Am sure deep down his heart, he is scared of him and his inner circle too. APM kuzikundikila ma udindo yet he cannot deliver. Imagine if Mr Chilima was a Minister responsible for civil service. Zibwana zikuchitikazi atapanga sort out. Koma its good the way it is. Anthu tikuona and we know how hard working Mr Chilima is.
kodi APM angasankhe mphwepwa kukhala vs wake?? muyesa ngati ndi bakha uja amangsankha wina aliyese
Shame on u Mr. kungozolowera kunyoza basi. Ambuye akukhululukileni bambo.
Sukunama APM mpatali na pa vice wathuyu. Chapaphewa akuti ankafuna youth kkkkkk
At least something positive from DPP govt. A breath of fresh air. Ndiponso u president WO osangompatsa iyeyu bwanji? Ago go make aka sizikuyendapotu.