Norwegian Ambassador impressed by NASFAM products

Malawi: Ingrid Marie Mikelsen, the Norwegian Ambassador to Malawi, says she is impressed with the products produced by the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) at its processing facility in Lilongwe, Kanengo.

Mikelsen said this on Friday, following a tour of the maize flour and grits processing, groundnut cleaning and grading, groundnut roasting, blanching, and packaging, rice processing and packaging, and food safety laboratory, that the products produced by NASFAM are of the highest quality.

As a result, she stated that the Norwegian government would continue to support NASFAM in order to keep its work going.

Dr Betty Chinyamunyamu, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NASFAM, stated in her remarks that NASFAM strives to increase productivity to meet the demands of both the domestic and international markets.

She also stated that the company intends to launch a new line of products, which will include peanuts and maize flour, and that the new products will be available in the market within three months.

NASFM was founded in 1976 and formally registered in 1998 as an organisation to help smallholder farmers gain market access.

Since its inception as an organisation, NASFAM has been involved in a variety of service systems, programmes, and enterprises.