Kanganyase

Meet Midule Commercial Small-scale Farmers Cooperative!

BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD: MEET SMALLHOLDERS TAKING A NEW APPROACH FOR INTEGRATING INTO COMMERCIAL VALUE CHAINS AND SUSTAINABLE AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS By George Z Goliati Pic: Midule Farmers Organisation (cooperative) members pausing after presenting its strategy to the Agricul...

Follow the testing of the e3 anchor farms model

WHAT MAKES FARMER ORGANISATIONS FAIL?: FARMERS RESPONSE TO THE e3 ANCHOR FARMS MODEL TESTING, FROM KAKOMA TO MIDULE - Part 2 By George Z Goliati Pic: Domwe solar-powered irrigation scheme where only 1 hectare out of 6 is utilised Continuing the journey...

Learn how NGOs are strengthening farmer organisations management capacity

HOW ARE OTHERS STRENGTHENING FARMER ORGANISATIONS MANAGEMENT CAPACITY? By George Z Goliati In search for a host for the test-phase of the e3 anchor farms model, the Smallholder Irrigation and Value ...

EXPLOITING UNDERUTILIZED OPPORTUNITIES FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE e3 ANCHOR FARMS MODEL: HOW WILL IT WORK? WILL IT SUCCEED? - Part 2 By George Z Goliati Graphic presentation of the e3 anchor farms model Just to emphasize, AfriCan Explorations is the develope...

IDENTIFYING A STANDARD CAPACITY MEASUREMENT OF FARMER ORGANISATIONS By George Z Goliati and Opher Mwale As we head towards establishing the actual extent of utilisation of donated collective mark...

FARMER ORGANISATIONS DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES AND UNDERUTILIZATION OF OPPORTUNITIES: Could strengthening of FO management capacity accelerate agricultural commercialisation in Malawi? By George Z Goliati and Opher Mwale Even though strengthening farmer organisations management capacity provides an opportunity...

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH FARMER ORGANISATIONS: Strengthening Farmer Organisations management capacity By George Z Goliati and Opher Mwale According to research, most farmer organisations (FOs) in Malawi are failing to meet the exp...

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH FARMER ORGANISATIONS: Demystifying smallholder cooperatives performance - Part 2 By George Z Goliati and Opher Mwale Kasungu: A warehouse that remained unused due to cooperatives failure Previously, we looked ...

EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS WITH FARMER ORGANISATIONS: Demystifying smallholder cooperatives performance - Part 1 By George Z Goliati A media report on successful progress of a smallholder farmers cooperative Farmer Organisations in Malawi ...

We're pleased to produce an article about underutilization of warehouses, value addition centres or any assets that were meant to address challenges that smallholder farmers face when operating as individuals.

We're inviting people of good will to share their knowledge and views on such cases anywhere in Malawi. The stories will be shared with relevant stakeholders who might be interested to know more about or to address these problems.

Thank you in advance.

One of many cases where communal warehouses and farmer organisations have been abandoned.

We assumed that we could use modern digital applications to leverage on communal warehouses and farmer organisations to bridge the gap between farmers and off-takers. Contrary, smallholder farmers avoid using these collective marketing structures.

INVESTING IN FARMERS CAPACITY, EFFICIENCY AND MOTIVATION

The end of Kanganyase, the conception of e3 anchor farms

As AfriCan Explorations, last year we conceived a vision to make agriculture profitable and reliable for smallholder farmers and youths. We designed a virtual collective marketing platform named "Kanganyase online farmers marketing network", that could connect a number of smallholder farmer groups to meet off-take market requirements, administering it as agri-marketing agents, facilitating the linkages. Barely after 7 months we have overhauled and rebranded the model. Continue reading to find out why!

We assumed that we could use modern digital applications to leverage on communal warehouses and farmer organisations to bridge the farmer-offtaker gap. After launching the platform, we realized that the farmers actually avoid using these structures to aggregate and/or deliver to the market. They mainly attributed this to security reasons, need for immediate cash and "lack of markets". When scrutinized, we found that this is associated with weak or poor leaderships and coordination, and lack of alternative incomes.

Mostly, agro-produces are the only products easily convertible to cash, available to the marginal farmers. With alot of pressing needs, they are forced to sell whatever little is there soon after harvest or even before, at any cost, regardless of consequent food insecurity. Adding that the transaction needs to be quick and simple, these farmers cannot use farmer organisations, communal storage and price fluctuations timing to earn most out of their produce. Whilst, the stable and "semi-stable" smallholder farmers, who are able to collect and lead farmer organisations, have weak coordination and unrealistic choices or demands on prices and transaction methods, or lack trading/marketing skills. They failed to provide adequate information and use their smartphones to market their produces, as required. Therefore, it proved almost impossible to link the farmers with profitable markets using the online platform.

As such, we sought to venture as an aggregator. However, to champion the marginal farmers, we realized that it would require to deal with their income issues and organisational weaknesses. In this case, a vertical integration would work best. Therefore, this would require financing the farmers not only with inputs, but employment, diverse eco-farming and support on entrepreneurship, before taking the produce over to off-takers. We found that this would not only extend farmers incomes, nutrition base and sustainability to enable them benefit from farming, but it would also ensure our capacity to satisfy high value or export markets. However, according to Dr Sabine Homann Kee Tui of ICRISAT, addressing nutrition gaps within value chains is a big challenge in Malawi’s agricultural sector. Agri-food production and utilization chains are poorly coordinated, with poor access to markets despite increasing demand.

In our capacity, we discovered that the underused collective marketing structures entice a hybrid model of aggregating and contract farming, when combined with achor farms. We conceptualized this as "e-coordinated export-oriented ecological (e3) anchor farms" model, based on the initial one, the online platform. These farms would strengthen farmer organisations and provide employment, inputs and knowledge on diverse eco-farming and entrepreneurship to the poorest farmers, consequently alternative incomes and diverse foods.

In a nutshell, we learnt that "farmers are producers not traders". The best way is to invest in their capacity, efficiency and motivation to produce according to customer requirements, before "taking" it from them, so that they largely benefit from farming or the value chains. This aligns with FAO's responsible agricultural investments and food systems (CFS-RAI) and four of global sustainable development goals; including No poverty, Zero hunger, Reduced inequalities and Climate action. Our new philosophy is that "if the marginal farmers win, we all win, if they loose, we all loose" - slightly shifting from the "power of unity" philosophy, which we however still hold - Umodzi - between farmers and us. In this model, we create a synergy in the supply chain.

Do you know any farmers who grow chillies and Paprika?

Malawi failing to meet chilies global demand Despite having a ready export market, Malawi is failing to meet global demand for chilies due to low production, a development that is hampering the countr...

Smallholder farmers meet off-takers here.

No matter how little it is, sell it like a big estate owner or trader... "experience the power of unity".

Off-takers buy direct from farmers with uniform grade and high quality commodities...

We use real-time verification and tracking of scattered commodities.

What we do!

Are you a literate farmer or educated unemployed youth possessing a smartphone and working with any group of farmers?

If yes, join the virtual collective marketing platform on WhatsApp!

Like Uber drivers, be part of a massive agro-supply network and make money as commission agents!

Experience the power of unity! Be the change you want to see in the world!

Send "hi" to 0886678820 on WhatsApp

No matter how little it is, smallholder farmers can compete with big farmers or city traders, selling to buyers with high-end prices on the market.

Delete the farm gate price and replace with high-end price on the market!

Experience the power of unity! Champion farmers around you! Let them see the light!

Join Kanganyase (online farmers marketing network) as local agents (farmer representative) today.

See the posters for more details!

Learn more about virtual e-collective marketing model/strategy!

Stop dreaming about charitable markets, get connected, combine forces and rule the market!

Urgently looking for farmer-suppliers of Spanish pea nuts and other agro-produces as listed in the poster below, as pending markets on Kanganyase.

Send WhatsApp greetings message to 0886678820 to register on Kanganyase, a collective marketing platform for off-take markets, to be part of aggregated suppliers.

Save the number above as "Kanganyase Collective Market" and check our WhatsApp status for market information updates.

Register on the platform to learn more about prices and other incentives.

Visit www.baya.co/kanganyase to know more about us.

Have a taste of Kanganyase.

Are you a farmer leader, unemployed youth or any individual interested to help farmers access markets?

Join the virtual e-collective market!

Kanganyase has just gained another momentum!

We are urgently looking for farmer leaders, unemployed youths or any individuals in close contact with farmers and interested to help farmers access markets to support our initial supply base mapping as we prepare to launch this WhatsApp and GPS applications-based collective marketing platform for off-take markets by end of February 2020.

Volunteer to help us identify supply estimates and suppliers (farmer groups) to facilitate the engagement of profitable buyers, and become commission agro-trade agent for your local farmers - make money on every kg traded simply by using your smartphone!

Send WhatsApp greetings message to 0886678820 to join.

Visit www.baya.co/kanganyase to know more

Reliable and profitable markets are for reliable suppliers.

Become a reliable agro-supplier by joining Kanganyase online farmers marketing network.

As smallholder farmers complain about having no markets, off-take markets go without available supplies. It means that agro-markets are available, but they are unreachable by smallholders.Therefore, Kanganyase has come to organise farmers to meet off-take markets requirements.

Become a local agent of farmers around your area!

Requirements and benefits:
A local agent can be a farmer or vendor who is understanding our mission and is interested in our vision and is self-motivated to help other farmers join collective marketing.

He/she must possess a smartphone and must be willing to collect and share information on behalf of farmers within the collection centre (trading centre).

He/she must be willing to work in close collaboration with collection centre marketing committee to ensure adequate and accurate information, proper documentation and logistics.

A local agent will benefit some basic resources and commissions from Kanganyase, which shall be clearly stated at particular time of service.

Happy New year! The year to understand collective marketing, our mission!

As the year 2019 ended, we reflected back on our 3 months old age. We realised that we had chosen and started a very challenging mission. What we think is a solution, it is not what our customers think and expect is a solution to their problem. This means our mission is mis-aligned to the problem we want to solve.
When we say that our goal is to "improve access to markets", our customers quickly assume that we are "providing individual farmer connections" to a particular single buyer or buying opportunity with better prices in a world of scarce buyers. This means a competitive opportunity which they have to secure before anybody does or the buyer hits the target. It also means we are going to negotiate with the buyer to buy the farmer whatever they have in farmer's convenient arrangement.

To smallholder farmers, available markets means buyers coming down to their farm gate and buy off every whatever they have produced. It means no complex procedures, high prices. Smallholder farmers want buyers to buy them according to their situation and needs or convenience. These include; little regard to quality, any quantity, immediate cash, and most importantly, high prices.

Even when our mission stated that "to facilitate market linkages between smallholder farmers and off-takers", our customers took us as we if are "providing market connections" as they expect. Even when we changed the statement as "to provide a collective marketing platform for off-take markets.." farmers are still taking us as if we are "providing market connections". It shows that it is a deep-rooted and widespread perception among Malawians. Lack of markets means there are no buyers available, and the solution is to have market connections to the few available buyers or to have markets created or "brought" by government or NGOs.

To us, having market connections is a very slim opportunity, measuring one in millions. To have markets created or "brought" by government or NGOs, which we describe as "to be bought farm produce on charity basis", is a wishful thinking that we strongly believe will never happen. Hence farmers will be victims in the agricultural value chains forever. Our belief is based on the following facts;

1. Governments (for some reasons) have no will and capacity to buy farmers on charity basis. In Malawi, we have seen it with ADMARC.
2. Processors and traders are profit oriented, buying on charity basis means su***de to their business.
3. Even the world largest humanitarian organisations like World Food Program (WFP), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the United Nations (UN), they have never and do not even consider of buying farmers on charity basis.

These facts give us confidence to affirm that the solutions that our customers anticipate are almost impossible. We can never align our services with their expectations, otherwise it will mean our abortion.

To us, we notice that there are markets for agro-produces, many of them are export markets and a considerable local. The only barrier to these markets is mainly quantity and quality requirements. With adequate marketing capacity, coordination and timing, the requirements can be met. In our opinion, even if we could concentrate on ten crops in Malawi and cultivate twice a year, we may never satisfy exports markets alone. Therefore, we are emphasizing on our solution and our stance. All we need is to align smallholder farming according to the existing market requirements. If there are no markets, smallholder farmers need to ask themselves where do vendors go with the produce.

As our customers fear how we would do it, we are very confident that social media, GPS technologies and local marketing structures are our key to success. However, here we face another problem. Our society has problems with making use of digital technologies. We realised that digital applications are not that familiar, simple and affordable to the majority. WhatsApp is the only easiest and affordable. Hence we will stick to WhatsApp rather than developing a special application. But if customers are reluctant to provide simple GPS information, it will increase our physical involvement in the process, so the cost of our services to the customers. That's public demand, we can't reject it (Lol).

In addition, Malawians seem to be good at detecting thieves. As we put it clear that we will not have a role in their transactions, some customers would still suspect us as thieves. That's their own prejudice, we can't do anything about it. According to some musicians in Malawi, "dziko linakonda oyipayo", "kapolo amakonda omuzunza kusiyana ndi omupulumutsa".

In conclusion, our customers need to understand our mission. Special market connections are very scarce while charity buyers are a wishful thinking. We cannot emphasize the possibility to achieve collective marketing using social media, GPS technologies and local marketing structures (channels), the process is simple and straightforward. Persuading customers to trust us is very costly, our actions will do it for free. Kanganyase is beyond business, it is a movement for all those that wish to make agriculture the most reliable economic activity for everyone in Malawi.

Updates | Kanganyase Collective marketing platform for smallholder farmers | Other (Agriculture & Forestry/Wildlife) in Blantyre

Notice.

We are closed for Christmas holidays until 2 January, 2020.

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!

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Dziwani za mwayi wa misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika, lumikizanani ndi alimi amzanu kuti mugulitse kangachepe mulinako kudzera pa foni yanu, mosavuta, pa Kanganyase online farmers marketing network.

Kanganyase network ikhala njira yoyamba m'Malawi muno kubweretsa uthenga okhuza misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika kwa alimi ang'onoang'ono ndi kuthandizira kuti alimi ang'onoang'ono a m'madera osiyanasiyana alumikizane ndi kukwaniritsa mulingo wawukulu umene ogula akulu-akulu amafuna (collective marketing).

Kanganyase ndi bwalo longopeleka uthenga ndi kukonza ndondomeko zolumikizanirana osati kutenga katundu/mbewu za alimi ndi kulandila ndalama m'malo mwa alimi pa malonda awo. (Platform that provides information, connection and coordination ONLY, DOES NOT transact on behalf of farmers)

Kanganyase ndi bwalo lomwe likufuna kuthandizira kukhazikitsa msika wa ndondomeko (structured market) pogwiritsa ntchito njira za kalondolondo za makono (GPS technologies), ndi ma foni amene mulinawo kale.

Alimi adzayenera kupeleka registration fee ndi kutsatira ndondomeko zotsimikizira zomwe alinazo basi.

Tumizani message ya WhatsApp ku 0886678820 kuti mulembetse mwaulere lero.

Tsekulani tsamba la baya.co/kanganyase kuti mudziwe zambiri.

KUWUNIKIRA MISIKA YA ULIMI WA ZIWETO:16-20 December 2019, Kanganyase ziweto week

Kodi ndizotheka kukhala ndi misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika ya ulimi wa ziweto monga nkhuku (maka zachikuda), mbuzi, ng'ombe, nkhumba kupatula nsomba ndi njuchi (uchi)?

Apatu tikukamba za misika yogulitsa ziweto zambiri ulendo umodzi pa mitengo yabwino, komanso kudziwa kokagulitsa, nthawi yake ngakhale mitengo pamene mukuyamba ulimi.

Kuyambira pa 16 mpaka pa 20 December 2019, tikhala tikuwunikira za zitukuko zomwe zakhala zikubwera m'Malawi muno kuti zitukule kapena kubweretsa misika yodalilika ya ulimi wa ziweto. Tizawunikira zolinga zake (zazitukukozo), zimene zatheka ndi zimene zatsalira kuti ulimi wa ziweto utukuke kapena upeze misika yodalilika.

Pamene achinyamata ambiri tikuyesera kuchita ulimi wa ziweto, misika yake ndi yovutikira, choncho, kugwa mu bizinesi ya ulimi ndikosavuta.

Kawiri-kawiri, alimi ang'onoang'ono timakhala ndi ziweto zomwe zimathandizira pena pakavuta. Ziweto zimakhala ngati banki ya mlimi wamng'ono. Choncho alimi timalephera kudya ndiwo zanyama kuti tipeze thanzi ngakhale tili ndi ziweto.

Koma pa nthawi ya mavuto, kawiri-kawiri timakumana ndi ogula monyinyilika. Izi zimapangisa kuti tigulitse ziwetozo pa mitengo yolira, ndipo timalephera kubwenzeretsa ziweto zomwe tagulitsa. Izi zimapangisa kuti ulimi wa ziweto uzikhala osapindulisa kweni kweni komanso alimi tisakhale nawo chidwi. Pa chifukwa chakuti ziweto zikhonza kugulitsidwa nthawi ina ili yonse, ulimiwu ndi othekera kupezetsa ndalama alimi ang'onoang'ono mwezi ndi mwezi kusiyana ndi mbewu za kumunda kapena ku dimba chifukwa zimadikira nyengo yokolora. Koma vuto lopanda misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika, ndipovuta kuweta ziweto motsimikizira ndi mokhazikika ngati bizinesi.

Pamene izi zili chonchi, timamva kuti kunja kuli misika ikulu-ikulu ya nyama ndi zina zochokera ku ziweto. Komanso m'dziko mom'muno, timamva kuti malo ena ogona alendo (hotels) ndi odyera (restaurants) amasawukira kupeza mtundu wa nyama zina ndi zina.

Choncho, Kanganyase online farmers marketing network ikufuna kuwunikira kuthekera kwa alimi ang'onoang'ono kupeza misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika ya nyama ndi zina zochokera ku ziweto. Kanganyase ili ndi maso mphenya akuti pamene alimi ang'onoang'ono angathe kupeza misika yodalilika ya ziweto, alimiwa akhonza kumakhalanso ndi mwayi okudya ndiwo zanyama kuti azipeza thanzi.

Tikhala tikuwunikira kuthekera kwa zitukuko zosiyana-siyana zomwe zakhala zikubwera m'Malawi muno kuti zitukule kapena kubweretsa misika yodalilika ya ulimi wa ziweto. Kweni kweni, tizawunikira zomwe zitukukozi zimafuna kukwaniritsa, zomwe zatheka ndi zimene zatsalira kuti ulimi wa ziweto utukuke kapena upeze misika yodalilika.

Zitsanzo zazitukukozi ndi
-Njira project - https://www.pciglobal.org/livestock-serve-as-lifeline-for-families-in-malawi/
-CLIMM - https://www.icrisat.org/innovation-platforms-malawian-agriculture-drumming-to-a-new-beat/
-National livestock strategy (2003)
-Norfund-Nyama World financing project - https://www.norfund.no/investeringsdetaljer/nyama-world-malawi-ltd-article12887-814.html

Lembetsani pa Kanganyase ngati mlimi kapena othandizira alimi pa ma form ali m'musiwa ndipo mudzalowetsedwa pa gulu la WhatsApp lomwe tizakambirane nkhaniyi kuyambira pa 16 mpaka pa 20 December 2019 pa nambara ya 0886678820.

Alimi
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIpecg77MypoILMZdh3JFqIbrJErpnIc9QKTE_SWwNixuXqA/viewform

Othandizira alimi
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekRtxta9qXb_z66Mr_fsZOG6eSeuiXW4IoDHExRTKOvC1_Eg/viewform

MWAYI WA MSIKA WA ZIPATSO NDI MBEWU ZAKUDIMBA

Alimi ang'onoang'ono! Nawu mwayi wanu ogulitsa zipatso ndi mbewu zakudimba (horticultural products) ku misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika kudzera ku AHCX mothandizidwa ndi Land O’Lakes.

Kuli mwayi ogulitsa zipatso ndi mbewu zakudimba monga ma nachesi, mandimu, tsabola, tomato, anyezi, kabitchi ndi zina zotero.

Iyi ndi misika ikului-kulu osati yotapitsa! Koma inu musadere nkhawa kaamba kakuchepa kwa ulimi wanu, lumikizanani nafe. Ndizotheka kukagulitsa ku misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika kudzera ku AHCX.

Lembetsani pa Kanganyase online farmers marketing network lero kuti mudziwe zambiri ndipo muthandizidwe.

Pindulani mochuluka malingana ndi nyengo ya khirisimasiyi, komanso osayiwala January akubwerayu!

Lembetsani apa.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIpecg77MypoILMZdh3JFqIbrJErpnIc9QKTE_SWwNixuXqA/viewform

Mwayi kwa alimi ang'onoang'ono opeza misika ikulu-ikulu kudzera ku ma value addition centres (vac)!

Alimi a m'madera ali m'musimu ali ndi mwayi okhazikitsa njira yopeza misika ikulu-ikulu yodalilika, yopindulitsa kusiyana ndi kugulitsa mbewu mwa chisawawa.

1. Wovwe - Karonga
2. Bua - Nkhotakota
3. Lifidzi - Salima
4. Nsanama - Machinga
5. Masenjere - Nsanje
6. Manthimba - Thyolo
7. Thabwa - Chikwawa

M'madera awa muli malo otchedwa Value Addition Centre (VAC) omwe ali ndi makina a zigayo za mbewu monga mpunga, chinangwa, mtedza ndi zina, zosintha nkhope ya mbewu kapena zokolora kukhala za mtengo wapamwamba (value addition). Makina ali m'malo wa, ali ndi kuthekera kogaya zokolora zambiri ndipo ndikuzisunga malo amodzi omwe ogula akulu-akulu akhonza kuzazitengera pamodzi m'mene afunira. Malowa ndi okhazikitsidwa ngati chithandizo chochokera kuboma ndipo ali m'manja mwa alimi kotero kuti mitengo yogayisila mumakonza alimi eni ake komanso mofuna kuyendetsera ntchito za pamalopo basi.

Malowa adakonzedwa kudzera mu chitukuko chotchedwa Smallholder Irrigation and Value Addition Project (SIVAP) kuchokera ku boma kudzera mu unduna wa ulimi, nthirira ndi chitukuko cha madzi, mothandizidwa ndi Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) ndi African Development Bank.

Mukuwunikira kwa Kanganyase online farmers marketing network, alimi ang'onoang'ono a m'madera awa ali ndi mwayi wawukulu wa kuthekera kofika poyenera kuchita malonda ndi misika ikulu-ikulu imene amayikhumbira. Ogula akulu-akulu amakhala ndi dongosolo lomwe alimi ang'onoang'ono sangathe kukwaniritsa ngati malo ngati awa, ma VAC, palibe. Ngati kudera kuli VAC, alimi akuyenera kulumikizana ndi kugwirizana m'mene angagwiritsire ntchito malowa, pawokha.

Ngati alimi angachite izi, azakwaniritsa kupeza ndi kulumikizana ndi misika ikului-kulu pa Kanganyase online farmers marketing network, mosavuta. Apa ndekuti mwathana ndi onse okugulani monyinyilika.

Musadere nkhawa ndi kuchepa kwa ulimi wanu, kusowa kwa m'gwirizano, kusowa kwa zipangizo, kusagwira ntchito kapena kuwonongeka kwa makina pa VAC, Kanganyase ndi bwalo la mayankho anu. Ili ndi bwalo lolumikizanirana ndi ogula komanso opeleka zithandizo za ulimi ndi pa malonda anu awulimi mosavuta.

Ngati ndiinu m'tsogoleri wa alimi kapena mumadziwana ndi alimi kumudzi uko, lembetsani ma gulu aliimiwo pa bwaloli kudzera pa tsamba la Google forms la Kanganyase lili m'musili. Mukafuna kudziwa zambiri za ma Value Addition Centres kudera kwanu, lumikizanani ndi Agribusiness officer wa m'boma lanu. Pezani nambara ya foni kapena m'mene mungalumikizirane ndi Agribusiness officer pa Kanganyase network.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIpecg77MypoILMZdh3JFqIbrJErpnIc9QKTE_SWwNixuXqA/viewform

KODI MISIKA IKULU-IKULU YA MBEWU ZA KU DIMBA NDI ZIPATSO ILIPO?

Mukamati misika ya mbewu za ku dimba ndi zipatso kulibe, kodi nkhani izi zikutanthauzanji?

Ena akuti kuli misika imene tikhonza kutumiza ndi kugulitsa kunja kwa dziko lino ma galimoto akulu akulu freight liner (truck) 4000 odzadza ndi mbewu zakudimba ndi zipatso! Akuti kuli misika ku India komanso ku Netherlands, ku ulaya. Tinamvapo za nkhaniyi?

Initiative Eyes 120 000MT of Horticultural Exports - May 4, 2019

*One of the local private agribusiness firms Synthesis Agriculture has embarked on the production of high value horticultural crops with the aim to seize the existing 120 000 metric tonnes of export markets.*

https://mwnation.com/initiative-eyes-120-000mt-of-horticultural-exports/

Bungwe lina la Global Communities kudzera mu project yake ya AIMS, linathandizira kukhazikitsa Horticulture Farmers Cooperative of Lilongwe (HOFACOL) ndi cholinga chothandiza alimi ang'onoang'ono kukwaniritsa kugulitsa misika ya kunja ngakhale ina yayikulu m'Malawi muno.

AIMS Program: Developing the Horticulture Sector in Malawi

*In order to revamp the horticulture industry, AIMS mobilized key private horticulture. The AIMS Malawi program has been providing technical assistance to HOFACOL to develop a business model and putting together a proposal to manage a horticulture market facility built by the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development with funding from African Development Bank. This facility will help horticulture sector players access both local and export markets.

The AIMS program has also facilitated horticulture market linkages through organizing a horticulture business to business event for SMEs and buyers. The event resulted in deals involving 15 metric tons of tomatoes, onions, green beans, green peppers, cabbages, pawpaw’s, mushrooms, and bananas worth USD7,480 being actualized. In addition, the program has linked horticulture SMEs to supermarkets, hotels, and catering service providers.The program is also building the capacity of SMEs in the chillies and tubers horticulture sub-sectors and linking them to processors and larger aggregators/exporters.*

https://reliefweb.int/report/malawi/aims-program-developing-horticulture-sector-malawi

Nkhani ina inawonetsanso kuti dziko la Malawi likukanika kufikira msika wa tsabola kamba kokanika kulima tsabola wambiri. Izi zili choncho, alimi ena ambiri anasiya kulima mbewuyi kaamba kosowa misika.

Malawi Failing to Meet Chilies Global Demand

*Despite having a ready export market, Malawi is failing to meet global demand for chilies due to low production, a development that is hampering the country’s potential to enhance its revenue generation.*

https://mitc.mw/trade/index.php/market-news/418-04-02-2019-malawi-failing-to-meet-chilies-global-demand.htm

Bungwe la Land O’Lakes kudzera mu project yake ya "Msika", likuthandizira kutukula ulimi wa zipatso ndi mbewu zakudimba kuti alimi azitha kugulitsa ku misika yakunja. Bungweli silingangochita izi, koma zikutsatira kufunidwa kwa mbewuzi m'misika ya kunja.

Opportunities in Malawi’s Horticulture Industry

*There have been calls to explore other sectors that could drive the Malawi economy. For Ngabaghila Chatata, proprietor and Managing Director of Thanthwe Enterprises in Lilongwe, horticulture is a potential area.

The Malawi Strengthening Inclusive Markets for Agriculture (Msika) Project seems to have come to address just that. “All that is needed are proper frameworks to support the sector right from production, marketing and processing of horticultural crops into finished products,” Chatata said.

Specifically, the project, being implemented by Land O’Lakes International Development (ID) with funding from the United States Department for Agriculture (USDA), is looking at boosting the production of fruits (mangoes, guava and citrus) and vegetables (tomatoes, onions, Irish potatoes and chilies).*

https://times.mw/opportunities-in-malawis-horticulture-industry/

Kafukufuku wina adawonetsa kuti kulumikizana ndikofunika kuti alimi akwaniritse kugulitsa ku misika yakunja. Ngakhale bungweli limawunikira mayiko a ku m'mwera kwa Africa (SADC), zikuwonetsa kuti kulumikizana kukuyenera kuyambira patali ngati dziko palokha, ngakhale pa mudzi.

Exploring Malawi’s Export Potential

*Regional integration is the key to Malawi’s trade success, according to a new ITC report that uncovers the country’s greatest untapped export potential in agro-processing.

This report is a roadmap for Malawian exporters and policymakers to identify higher value-added products and markets with growth potential, as well as giving guidance to realize these opportunities and overcoming production challenges.*

https://www.tralac.org/news/article/12963-exploring-malawi-s-export-potential.html

Kutsatira kupezeka kwa misika yayikulu-kulu m'dziko muno komanso kunja, bungwe lina linapeleka chithandizo cha zipangizo kwa alimi kuti atukule ulimi wawo.

High Value Horticulture

*Working with a company in the Malawian horticulture sector, the MICF matching grant aims to increase the production of high value horticultural crops for the domestic market.

As supermarkets in Malawi currently import fresh fruit and vegetables from South Africa, this project has the potential to directly contribute to import substitution. The project will establish an out grower contract farming scheme with an irrigation system, an extension program, and a pack house. An exclusive cool chain for value added products will be set up, and an anchor farm with green houses developed.

The irrigation system will enable smallholder farmers to produce high value crops during periods of high demand. The production of horticultural crops will generate a 75% annual increase in incomes for the farmers and create 60 jobs throughout the value chain.*

https://www.micf.mw/windowprojects/high-value-horticulture

Ino ndi nthawi yokuti alimi ang'onoang'ono atseguke m'maso ndi kugwiritsa ntchito mwayi umene ulipo m'malo momangolira.

Kanganyase yabwera kuzatsegula anthu m'maso pozindikira kuti ambiri ali m'chidima osadziwa chofunika kuchita kuti apeze phindu. Ngati munyalanyaza, muzafera mu umphawi.

Lembetsani lero kuti muthandizike!