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The Voice of the Community

on COVID-19 – Impact on

Rural Livelihoods The Case

of Tisaiwale K Agro Trading

Company Ltd

Mrs. Dinnah Rhissie Kapiza is the sole proprietor and managing The Hub and spoke model concept
director of Tisaiwale Agro Trading Company Ltd based in implemented by AFAP has enabled us to build
Mponela, Dowa District, central region of Malawi. Tisaiwale business networks that have greatly reduced the
Agro Trading Company Ltd is an input and output distribution distance which farmers have to travel to access
business incorporated under the Companies Act of the Laws of
Malawi in 2002. The business was re-incorporated as a limited improved agricultural inputs and output markets,
company in 2015 in order to cope with the growing business the demonstration plots and field days are a great
interests and corporate challenges. Mrs. Kapiza operates her learning tool for us Agrodealers to showcase the
business at Mponela as the main base, Dzaleka and Kasese best agronomic practices.
satellite shops, serving famers in Dowa and Ntchisi Districts. She
mostly serves small-scale farmers, mostly growing food crops Says Mrs. Dinnah Kapiza
– maize, legumes and vegetables mostly for subsistence and
minimal income.

Through AFAP’s intervention, Tisaiwale Agro has been trained on
business management, has been able to recruit one (1) Extension
Agent, increased the number of its retailer network from 6 to
18; worked with 21 lead farmers, established 37 demonstration
plots used for farmer trainings on best agronomic practices in
the district.

Mrs. Dinnah business exploits and successes has been recognized
widely and has also been featured in various websites; AGRA,
AFAP, IFDC, YARGUS, Think Tank Market Matters.

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