Malawian Farmers Reap More From Sunflower, Chillies

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Malawian Farmers Reap More From Sunflower, Chillies

[IPS] Blantyre -- Having harvested and graded their sunflower crop instead of taking it to market, every member of Zikometso Productive and Innovation Centre (IPC) brings their produce to the factory for cooking oil production. The IPC falls under the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (Nasfarm).

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