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(NYASATIMES) Kenya to learn Malawi’s agriculture production

Kenya to learn Malawi’s agriculture production
By Nyasa Times
Published: January 20, 2011

Kenyan vice president Kalonzo Musyoka says his country would be interested to learn from Malawi on agricultural production best practices which have ensured the southern African nation’s food sufficiency.

Malawi has been achieving surplus maize production through the implementation of radical agricultural policies which include farm input subsidy programme.

Musyoka speaking at State House Lilongwe, during a meeting with Mutharika said their bilateral talks centered on Malawi’s agricultural programme which advocates for home grown solutions that has seen the country achieve food surplus for the last three years.

Musyoka and Mutharika: Held bilateral talks

“The need to emulate Malawi in maize production is even stronger that Kenya has continued to experience erratic weather patterns resulting in bumper harvests sometimes, and serious famines at others, like the case is currently,” Musyoka noted.

Musyoka’s meeting with Mutharika was however primary focused on Kenya’s intention to lobby for a deferral of a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) against the perpetrators of the post-poll violence and set up a local judicial mechanism.

Kenyan VP also held talks with Malawi’s Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda at the new National Assembly buildings.

Musyoka said Kenya was in the process of fast-tracking the implementation of the new Constitution in order to anchor electoral, judicial and other institutional reforms.

After next year’s General election, Musyoka added, Kenya will have a bicameral Parliament that will comprise of a Senate and a National Assembly.

“This will mean that our Speaker and the Parliamentary Service Commission will have to work hard to put in place the necessary facilities for the new set-up, in good time,” the VP added.—(Reporting by Judith Moyo, Nyasa Times)

Labels: AGRICULTURE, KENYA, MAIZE, MALAWI

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