Lilongwe agricultural development Division

The ADD covers four districts and these are Lilongwe East, Lilongwe West, Dedza and Ntcheu. The districts are divided into 36 extension planning areas (EPAs) which are further subdivided into 596 sections. The total area for the ADD is estimated at 1, 194,949 hectares with Lilongwe West occupying 375,629ha; Lilongwe East 211,317ha; Dedza, 357,863ha; and Ntcheu, 250,140ha.

Land Distribution for Lilongwe ADD in hectares

Lilongwe ADD

over 1,194,949 ha

Land Coverage

375,629

Lilongwe West

211,317

Lilongwe East

357,863

Dedza

250,140

Ntcheu

Land Size

Map

Highlights

Crops Grown

These crops are grown in all the districts of the ADD

Livestock Reared

These livestock are found in the districts of the ADD

2017 Lilongwe ADD Weather Situation

The ADD experienced warm to hot and sometimes very hot during the day and night hours and winds blowing from different direction since inception of the summer season. The skies were clear to partly cloudy and cloudy in some days. Winds were light to moderate and blowing from different directions. The ADD experienced some dry spells for about three weeks from mid-December to first week of January. This has affected crop development and mild wilting of maize and other crops was observed.
Rainfall
The ADD started receiving effective planting rains from November, 2017 in all the districts.The ADD, however, experienced a two week dry spell in Golomoto,Mtakataka, Mayani,Linthipe and Kaphuka EPAs in Dedza and Manjawira, Bilira and Sharpe Vale in Ntcheu district. Generally, the onset of rains this season has been earlier than same time last year but with uneven distribution.Mean rainfall recorded is 330.9 mm in 18 rain days which is...

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Lilongwe ADD

Lilongwe ADD team

Mrs Sheila Kang'ombe

Program Manager

Adminstration