{"id":57496,"date":"2024-01-27T21:23:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-27T21:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=57496"},"modified":"2024-01-27T20:42:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T20:42:19","slug":"committee-calls-for-enhanced-irrigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/committee-calls-for-enhanced-irrigation","title":{"rendered":"Committee calls for enhanced irrigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Agriculture Committee of Parliament has reiterated the need for the country to embrace irrigation farming if agricultural output is to increase, thereby improving the economy.<\/p>\n<p>The committee\u2019s chairperson Sameer Suleman said this yesterday after visiting the Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (Fisd). Suleman said irrigation has not been given much attention like other areas in the agriculture sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe country has more water but we are failing to use that water meaningfully. We are losing water each year because we are not giving this sector the attention it deserves,\u201d Suleman said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that due to heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture, the country has remained food insecure for many years. \u201cRain-fed farming has not helped us since the birth of this country. It is time we looked at other means and that\u2019s irrigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Fisd Director of Programmes Kondwani Nanchukwa said irrigation remains key in the process of revitalising the agriculture sector. \u201cPeople should have access to current irrigation technologies and that\u2019s what we are developing here,\u201d Nanchukwa said. Fisd is a local company established in 2012 and has been a key player in irrigation and water development.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Agriculture Committee of Parliament has reiterated the need for the country to embrace irrigation farming if agricultural output is to increase, thereby improving the economy. The committee\u2019s chairperson Sameer Suleman said this yesterday after visiting the Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (Fisd). 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