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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament yesterday authorised Malawi Government to borrow USD27,700,000 (about K30 billlion) from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for additional financing for rural irrigation.<\/p>\n

Minister of Finance Sosten Gwengwe said the loan bill will help to improve rural irrigation farming in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a country, we cannot rely on one farming season to alleviate hunger due to impacts of climate change,\u201d said Gwengwe.<\/p>\n

He said Malawi can improve crop production by encouraging rural communities to go for irrigation which will also contribute to economic prosperity of Malawi.<\/p>\n

He then called on Malawian farmers to embrace the notion of irrigation to improve livelihoods.<\/p>\n

In his contributions before the bill was passed by members, Member of Parliament for Zomba Ntonya Ned Poya said there is a need for Parliament to get a report from the line Ministry of Agriculture on how the original money bill of 2016 was used.<\/p>\n

He said he is not sure if districts mentioned to have benefited from original financing have anything on the ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is time to start auditing all debts the country gets to establish if the loan was used for intended purpose,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In his view, Poya said leaving the way things work, the country will continue borrowing but without any impacts on the ground.<\/p>\n

Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda commended Poya for the good suggestions saying it is the way to go so that each loan should have impact on the ground.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Malawi. Parliament yesterday authorised Malawi Government to borrow USD27,700,000 (about K30 billlion) from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for additional financing for rural irrigation. 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