Katunga – Maseya Cooperative Mega Farm

In fulfilment of one of his flagship campaign promises of mega farms, President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera in 2022 commissioned another mega farm in Chikwawa District.

The Katunga-Maseya (KAMA) Cooperative Mega Farm predominantly focuses on the production of sugarcane by 2193 farmers on a piece of arable land amounting to 1069 hectares.

The demography of the cooperative has 706 adult females, 1,140 adult males and 347 youths.

In a good season, KAMA Mega Farm should notch over MK3 billion in the first two years of operation.

The project is expected to increase supply of sugarcane to its off taker, PressCane Limited, by over 96,210 metric tonnes per annum. The company is expected to increase production of ethanol from 20-million litres to 27million litres per annum.

The mega farm is being resourced by Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) project with financing from the World Bank.