Thomas Tsoka, 46, of Mkuziwaduka Village, Traditional Authority Mponela in Dowa, switched to irrigation in 2020 following failed crops due to unpredictable rainfall. “I grew crops once a year and I had to wait for the rains the following season to till the land again,” he says. The father of four is among 500 farmers who depended on rain-fed agriculture, which fuelled perennial hunger and poverty. Dry spells and flooding frequently thwart rain-f…
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