By Paul Madise

Kasungu, April 18, Mana:  Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale commends international collaborations for ensuring the country’s groundnut market thrives on regional, national and international market citing that this would help to generate more revenue.

He was speaking on the second day of Groundnut Tour in the country at Lisandwa Farm in Kasungu one of the Mega farms where groundnut was being cultivated on a 250 hectares’ piece of land.

Kawale has emphasized huge expectation on Malawian farmer’s productivity levels on specific targeted species on the market to rise due to the coming of the hybrid varieties and mechanized agriculture.

He commended Pyxus Agriculture and other collaborative stakeholders for working tirelessly towards sustainable and mechanized Agriculture by 2063.

"Pyxus understands the importance of increased production to generate income at household level as well national," the Minister said.

Managing Director of Pyxus Agriculture in Malawi, Ronald Ngwira said the initiative would enable farmers in the country to access high quality groundnut seed as one way of maximizing agriculture sector.

CEO of Sums Food Industries Limited, Dennis Ngabirano said the tour would enable his company to engage the Ministry officials on how best his company could benefit from country's groundnut industry.

Sums Food Industries Limited is renowned food manufacturing company from Uganda and East Africa.