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The Ministry of Agriculture is one of the key ministries in the Malawi Government. Agriculture, being the mainstay of the country’s economy, makes the Ministry prominent in Malawi society in general, and in its contribution to the economy in particular.The Ministry is organized in 6 technical Departments namely Agriculture Extension Services, Crops Development, Animal Health and Livestock Development, Agriculture Research, Agriculture Planning Services as well as Land Resource Conservation. The Ministry also includes Irrigation as the government institution responsible for the irrigation sector and has the Principal Secretary solely designated to oversee irrigation matters. |
BANANA INDUSTRY GETS MINISTRY’S FLAGSHIP STATUS

PARLIAMENT LEGALISES MEDICINAL AND INDUSTRIAL CANNABIS

On Thursday, 27th August 2020, Members of Parliament passed the Cannabis Regulation Bill of 2020. Presenting the bill to the August House, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Hon. Kondwani Nankhumwa, MP, informed the house that the bill seeks to decriminalize the cultivation, propagation, production, processing, storage, distribution and use of the cannabis plant for medicinal, industrial and scientific application..