Nkhata Bay Director of Agriculture, Raphael Mkisi, has advised farmers in the district to embrace value addition of farm produce for them to make more profits and withstand market competition.
Mkisi said this on Thursday at Chipopoma ground during the seventh Nkhata Bay District Agriculture Fair where various agriculture stakeholders displayed farm produce, inputs and implements for sale.
Agribusiness Manager at Village Farms, Chisomo Zawanda, said he has learnt several skills in value addition after interacting with several farmers at the fair and this will help them to upscale production.
The fair was organized by the Nkhata-Bay district council through its District Agriculture Extension Coordinating Committee under the theme ‘Agricultural value addition; leveraging technology for agricultural development.
By Chisomo Kambandanga, MANA
