The Neno district council through its agriculture department has been alarmed by an increase in cases of soil erosion, persistent dry spells and droughts escalated by climate change and increase in population.

An agri-food expert says it is high time Malawi smallholder farmers moved away from old agricultural methods and fully adopt conservation agriculture (CA) which is proving effective amid effects of climate change.

A principal scientist for International Maize and wheat improvement center (CIMMYT) has tipped farmers in Malawi and southern Africa, to fully adopt conservation agriculture saying it has proved ideal amidst climate change challenges.