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19th April 2016
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is set to Launch Skills Development Project (SDP) this month. SDP is a four (4) year programme funded by World Bank through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. According to LUANAR’s Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
14th April 2016
Q.Briefly describe what is this LUANAR’s Open and Distance Learning (ODL) about? A. Open and Distance Learning (ODL) at LUANAR is a new mode of delivery of its programmes which removes the barrier of space, distance and time, whereby learners shall be facilitated to embrace self-learning using
6th April 2016
Scientists from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources have completed a research that was analysing the extent to which the 2015/16 El Nino season has impacted on small-holder farmers in Malawi. The study took place in ten districts of Mzimba and Rumphi in Northern region, De
5th April 2016
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) was established by an Act of Parliament No. 22 of 2011, by delinking Bunda College of Agriculture from The University of Malawi. Applications are invited from suitably qualified individuals to fill the following academic position
4th April 2016
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) in conjunction with Michigan State University’s Global Center for Food Systems Innovation (GCFSI), with funding from Unites States Agency for International Development (USAID), established an innovation hub at Bunda campus, LUANAR.
4th April 2016
The Blue Economy Challenge: Launching a Blue Revolution for Aquaculture: This challenge aims to find solutions to three important issues of aquaculture: 1) Rethinking feed for aquaculture 2) New ocean products and 3) Sustainable design by encouraging innovations that will revolutionize aquaculture
31st March 2016
In an effort to incorporate local and national development objectives in research project, scientists from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources conducted a review and planning workshop at the university in Lilongwe . The review and planning workshop was attended by partne
30th March 2016
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has together with 16 universities been chosen to receive scientific equipment from Seeding Labs’ 2016 Instrumental Access program. The announcement of the 2016 Instrumental Access awardees was made during Seeding Labs’ “Posit
30th March 2016
Fish is a critical source of dietary protein in sub-Saharan Africa, providing an estimated 70% of protein intake. But with marine fisheries over-exploited, African fish production is failing to keep up with rising populations. Per capita fish supplies in Africa are dwindling. In Malawi alone ,
29th March 2016
Abstract: Climate change is one of the potent challenges facing smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa in the recent past owing to the pattern and magnitude with which it presents the extreme events such as floods and drought. This review finds a general consensus that climate
21st March 2016
A library is a hub of instruction delivery for promoting intellectual development at any institution of higher learning. Its collection is deliberately designed to support analysis, synthesis and evaluation of information that increases students’ ability to retain and understand different co
17th March 2016
The study of insects, Entomology, is still a field unknown to many especially in Africa, and Malawi in particular. Despite our everyday interactions with insect in our homes and fields, very little research has been done in Malawi as regards to insects. Trust Kasambala, took a board step to become
16th March 2016
In Malawi, access to electricity is very low and confined to urban areas. Consequently woody biomass fuels (primarily firewood and charcoal) provide 90% of domestic energy requirements. Although deforestation and land degradation is a well-known and a highly publicized issue in Malawi, charcoal and
15th March 2016
Despite the fact that over 60 percent of the animal protein intake in Malawi comes from fish and an estimated 6,000 farmers are engaged in fish farming, high cost of feed hampers the growth of aquaculture industry in the country. This was revealed last Wednesday 9th March 2016 during an Agric
9th March 2016
Management of the LUANAR wishes to inform all students that the opening dates for the next semester are as follows: 1. Monday, March 14, 2016 for new postgraduate students and year one Bunda Campus students. 2. Monday, March 21, 2016 for continuing postgraduate and undergrad
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