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20th March 2019

Healthy soils are the foundation of the food system. Soils are the basis for agriculture and the medium in which nearly all food-producing plants grow. Healthy soils produce healthy crops t


NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENT PLANS MORE SUPPORT TO LUANAR

8th March 2019

The Norwegian Government says it is planning more support to Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources after being impressed with progress of the projects it has been sponsoring. The Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi, His Excellency Steinar Egil Hagen, made the remarks on Thursday, 7t


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES CRITICAL FOR FUELING INNOVATION AND INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IN UNIVERSITIES

8th March 2019

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), through its Directorate of Research and Outreach with support from the Capacity Building in Managing Climate Change (CABMACC) Programme, organized a three-day ‘Proposal Writing and Development, Resource Mobilization, Scientific


LUANAR champions establishment of Malawi Green Credit Scheme

28th February 2019

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural resources (LUANAR), through the Norwegian Government-funded Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change (CABMACC) Programme, is leading the establishment of the green credit scheme in the country. Green credit scheme is a scheme through which p


Legume Best Bets IV project: Call for Scholarship Applications: MSc in Agronomy 2018/19

28th February 2019

The Legume Best Bets IV project titled “Farmer Research Networks and Multi Environmental Trials for Soil Health, Productivity of Maize-legume Farming Systems and Livelihoods” funded by The Mc Knight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program is look


Government bemoans unsustainable utilization of natural resources

20th February 2019

Malawi loses over 137 billion annually due to unsustainable utilisation of natural resources. Director of Forestry in the Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Mrs. Stella Gama, said this on Wednesday, the 20th of February 2019 at Bunda Forest Reserve when she opened an annual tree


LUANAR Football Club wins Gold

16th February 2019

Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources Football Club (LUANAR FC) were crowned champions of the Centre Region Football League Division 1 after finishing on first position in the league. In a g


New Lab equipment to boost research

14th February 2019

The newly installed lab equipment at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) will improve research in the country. Speaking on Tuesday during the launch of the equipment at LUANAR, Head of Crop and Soil Science Department, Associate Professor Patson Nalivata, said t


GCRF Pumps in over 134 Million to the Establishment of LUANAR Soil Physics Lab

13th February 2019

UK Research and Innovation Centre, through its Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) programme, has invested over 134 million Malawi Kwacha for the establishment of a soil physics laboratory as well as installation of the field soil moisture monitoring instruments at the Lilongwe University of Agri


NRC CAMPUS RELEASE OF SELECTION LIST FOR NEW STUDENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF COMMENCEMENT DATES

11th February 2019

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) – NRC Campus is pleased to announce the selection for March - June 2019 semester for Di


Innovations in Teaching and Learning Crucial for Academic Excellence in African Universities

7th February 2019

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), in collaboration with Association of African Universities(AAU), conducted a five days training workshop on innovations in teaching and learning towards strengthening the delivery of post graduate education in African universities


Study reveals knowledge gap on child labour among LUANAR students

5th February 2019

A training needs assessment conducted through “Mainstreaming child and forced labour in the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) academic programmes” project, which is implemented by LUANAR with funding from the Internatio


Bunda Students Celebrate Cultural Diversity

5th February 2019

The Bunda Students Ngoni Club, a ngoni cultural grouping on Tuesday, 15th January 2019, conducted a cleaning exercise around Bunda Clinic. Chairperson of the Club, Mwayi Chikho, said the activity aimed at keeping the surroundings clean, especially the a


The Mc Knight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program approves a Research Grant for maize–legume technologies project

4th February 2019

The Mc Knight Foundation Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP) has approved a research grant of $450,000.00 for a project titled “Farmer Research Networks and Multi-Environmental Trials for soil health, productivity of maize-legume farming systems a


LUANAR implements Agro-Ecological Intensification Hub in Maize And Legume Systems

25th January 2019

The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural resources (LUANAR), through its Crop And Soil Sciences Department, is implementing the Agro-Ecological Hub for Scaling Out Agro-Ecological Intensification (AEI) in Maize – Legume Systems, with support f


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