{"id":2457,"date":"2019-09-03T06:13:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-03T06:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2019-09-03T06:13:28","modified_gmt":"2019-09-03T06:13:28","slug":"missio-usa-investment-manager-visits-chipunga-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karongadiocese.org\/index.php\/missio-usa-investment-manager-visits-chipunga-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Missio USA Investment Manager Visits Chipunga Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By\nStephano Nkhata<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missio PMS America\u2019s\nnewly appointed Investment Manager for Malawi and Zambia, Mulenga Bwalya,\nrecently visited Malawi as part of her familiarization tour of Missio\u2019s\nfinanced projects and other non-funded projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missio PMS America is a\nCatholic organization based in the United States of America. It is responsible\nfor giving investment loans to dioceses in the world with the aim of making\nthem self-sustainable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many dioceses in Africa\nhave acquired loans from this loan facility and invested in income generating\nactivities. The Diocese of Karonga is one of the beneficiary dioceses in\nMalawi. Through this loan, the Diocese of Karonga purchased Chipunga Farm\nLimited in Nkhatabay District for macadamia nuts and coffee production.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To ensure that these\nloans are invested in viable income generating activities and to ensure that\nthe Missio financed projects are managed by well qualified technical people who\nare conversant with agribusiness, Missio America has employed Mulenga Bwalya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her first familiarization visit, Mulenga\nvisited some of the funded and non-funded projects. She spelt out clearly that\nher mandate is to corrdinate, formulate strategies to make sure that these\nprojects respond to the needs of the dioceses in the two countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On her visit to\nChipunga Farm, Mulenga was accompanied by Episcopal Conference of Malawi\u2019s\nagriculture experts, Duncan Magwira. She interacted with the Diocesan Resource\nMobilisation Officer, Stephano Nkhata; Farm Manager, James Kasambara; and\nDevelopment Desk Officer, Franklin Msiska who took her around the main fields\nwhere major operations are taking place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her main objective was\nto know more about Chipunga Farm project and appreciate the activities on the\nground. Mulenga first inspected the macadamia nursery where most of her\nquestions about the crop were answered by Daniel, in charge of the nursery. The\nsupervisor explained the major activities involved in raising seedlings to the\npoint of transplanting. In his explanation, Daniel said it takes 12-18 months\nfor the seedlings to be ready for transplanting in the main field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mulenga was then taken\nto the coffee nursery, where Alex is the supervisor. In his explanation, Alex\nsaid the seedlings they are raising seedlings in preparation for the December-January\n2019\/2020 growing season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The visitors were then\ntaken to the main field where coffee and macadamia were planted during the last\nplanting season. They were also briefed on the types of coffee present and how\nthe fields are taken care of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As an agribusiness\nexpert, Mulenga expressed her satisfaction on the progress of the activities\nhappening on the ground. She has assured the team that Missio will never leave\nthem alone and will make sure that technical expertise in all fields is well\nprovided. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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