President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Friday, 19th April 2024 launched the first-ever...
President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday visited Marko Irrigation Scheme in Chitipa....
KAWALE LAUNCHES CHIPOFYA IRRIGATION SCHEME. The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Sam Kawale...
Facilitating construction and rehabilitation of irrigation schemes across the country
Facilitating construction of Dams for water conservation for irrigated agriculture
Designing of climate smart irrigation schemes
Provision of advisory services on irrigation farming to different stakeholders
Accounts for about 56% of the total developed area. Most commonly used technology because of its cost-effectiveness
The cheapest and traditional technology of irrigation
The treadle pump is gaining in popularity among smallholder farmers throughout the country.
Most efficient irrigation technology. And it is also the most expensive of all the technologies
Through the lessons by officials from the department of irrigation, I have learnt a number of modern farming practices including irrigation farming. And as a result, I have made tremendous improvements with my farming.
I have doubled my income from farming from the moment I adopted irrigation farming. I grow a number of commercial crops and I harvest more than once for each of the crops hence increasing my income and I am able to support my family.
My yield has greatly increased from 20 50 kgs bags to 150 bags per year. This has been the case because with irrigation farming, I do harvest three or four times a year as compared to the time when I was only relying on rain fed farming