30th April 2017

It was meant to be a mere study tour but the Michigan State University (MSU) and Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Innovation scholars got more than what they bargained for on their trip to Kenya. Apart from learning what some Kenya universities are doing in supporting and harnessing innovations among students, the visit offered an opportunity for networking and pos ...



LUANAR Joins Research Consortium on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification Learning in Africa (SAIRLA)

2nd December 2016

In an effort to understand challenges faced by smallholder farmers to make critical decisions for achieving food and income goals, the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) through several experts is participating in research projects funded by the Department for International Development in UK. The International Institute for Environment and Development in UK is leadin ...



Researcher’s deploy drones to estimate biomass in the Miombo Woodlands of Malawi.

1st December 2016

For a long time carbon stocks has been estimated using data captured through national forest inventories (NFIs). Ground-based forest inventories usually form a key component in NFIs. However, comprehensive ground-based inventories are associated with high labor and operational costs hence restrictive to most developing countries which has prompted researchers to search for other reliable but more ...



LUANAR drills lead farmer trainers

28th November 2016

LUANAR through a lead farmer programme supported by the Capacity Building for Managing Climate Change (CABMACC) organized a two-day training for graduate interns who are expected to train lead farmers in different districts where CABMACC is being implemented. The training which was conducted on 25th to 26th November 2016 saw eleven graduate interns from both Bunda and NRC campuses being mentore ...



Meet Tapiwa Sphiwe Gondwe – CABMACC MSc Scholar

10th October 2016

Ms.Tapiwa Sphiwe Gondwe is a lecturer in Family Health and Well-being in the Faculty of Food and Human Sciences (Department of Human Ecology) and a holder of a Master of Public Health degree (MPH), obtained from University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa under the auspices of CABMACC. In 2013, Tapiwa was, through the staff capacity building, awarded a CABMACC scholarship in line with her co ...



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