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8th February 2016

How time flies! It is not long since talk of de-linking Bunda College from the University of Malawi (Unima) began. Former President late Professor Bingu wa Mutharika led the calls, and rightly so. Bingu used to urge the nation to always dream in colour. Such talk soon culminated into what we n


Rose Sakala: Carrying LUANAR Flag High

8th February 2016

At only the age of 22, Rose Sakala has achieved a lot as compared to many of her equals. Coming from a disadvantaged background did not stop her to dream big. Rose had to chase her dream as Ralph Waldo Emerson says “Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a t


LUANAR Researcher Explores Fisheries in a Changing Environment

3rd February 2016

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources with funding from the Government of Norway through the Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change in Malawi (CABMACC) programme has supported several scholarships for its members of staff. One of the beneficiaries of this programme is Moses


LUANAR and TEAR FUND Spearheads Establishment of Local Green Credit Standards

2nd February 2016

A team of environmentalists from LUANAR,TEARFUND, Forest Research Institute of Malawi, (FRIM) Environmental Affairs Department (EAD) and Department of Forestry (DOF) convened for three days, from the 12th to 14th of January, 2016 at Kumudzi Eco-Learning Center to draft local Green Credit Stand


Research Crucial for Boosting Aquaculture Sector in the country

28th January 2016

Government through the Department of Fisheries has emphasised on the need of research for improving aquaculture in the country. This was said on Tuesday at an AGRITT Challenge Research Fund Dissemination meeting conducted in Mangochi. In a sideline interview during the event, the D


LUANAR Initiates Research on El Nino Impacts on Agriculture

23rd January 2016

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has embarked on a study that aims to assess the initial impact of the 2015/16 agricultural season associated with El-Nino. Globally, the 2015/16 weather prediction has been linked to El


LUANAR NRC Campus Partners Community in a Tree Planting Exercise

22nd January 2016

LUANAR NRC Campus on Thursday engaged farmers from Mtema village in a tree planting exercise whereby 1200 trees were planted at the community’s forest. This comes after President Mutharika officially launched the National Tree Planting season on 18th January 2015 at Masasa Primary ground in Ntc


FHS Awards Best Students

21st January 2016

Faculty of Food and Human Sciences on Wednesday 12th January 2016 awarded 31 students for their outstanding performance in their respective programmes. Speaking of the event, Dean for the faculty, Dr Agness Mwangwela said her faculty decided to award the outstanding students as one way of motivat


NR Faculty Holds a Professional Talk

21st January 2016

Faculty of Natural Resources on Wednesday 12th January 2015 organised their first ever professional talk for all students in the faculty. Dean for the Faculty Dr Wilfred Kadewa said that not all students studying different programmes in the faculty were aware of the opportunities within their are


Briquette- The New Firewood and Tool for Combating Deforestation.

18th January 2016

As one of its initiatives in combating deforestation and mitigating impacts of climate change, the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) with funding from the Government of Norway, through funding from CABMACC, has initiated the biomass briquettes production project. The


Innovation at Play in Livestock Value Chain

14th January 2016

Bolero in Rumphi district is one of those old rural growth centers established way back by the visionary Hastings Kamuzu Banda. It boost of feeder bitumen network roads at the trading centre, an agricultural training centre opened on 29 July, 1966 as part of the Turkish Tobacco Development Scheme fi


LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSIONS INTO BUNDA CAMPUS DIPLOMA AND MATURE ENTRY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES FOR THE 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

5th January 2016

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) is inviting applications from suitably qualified persons for admission into its Bunda Campus Diploma and Mature Entry undergraduate programmes for the 2016/2017 academic year. Please find the attached document for more informat


LUANAR STUDENT WINS $25,000 FALA STAR PRICE AWARD: OUTCLASSES 28 NOMINEES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

5th January 2016

She grew up in the remote rural village in Karonga district, in the north. She has two brothers and lives with her adoptive parents the Manguluti. Rose Sakala, a third year LUANAR student studying Agribusiness is the 2015 Future Africa Leadership Awards Star Prize winner which is worthy $25,000. A


NRC CAMPUS ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS

31st December 2015

We wish to notify the general public that LUANAR - NRC CAMPUS will be conducting Entrance Examinations for all its Diploma and BSc Degree in Food Technology programmes as follows: All Diploma Programmes Date: 5th January 2016 Qualification Requirements: 1.A full Malawi School Certifi


LUANAR - NRC CAMPUS - ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

28th December 2015

We wish to notify the general public that LUANAR - NRC CAMPUS will be conducting Entrance Examinations for all its Diploma and BSc Degree in Food Technology programmes as follows: All Diploma Programmes Date: 5th January 2016 For more details please click on the attachment....


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