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Corporate Institute of Horticulture is into a practice of offering best services in agriculture field

Corporate Institute of Horticulture

Is a leading horticulture service provider in Malawi working across various horticulture value chains. It works to provide specialised and up-to-date technical backstop to horticulture investment. Know more about the services CIH offers below:





Training

Our courses are designed to equip people with specialized skills to ensure in-depth and sound knowledge, not only in production, but also in post-harvest handling, processing and marketing of horticultural crops. We have a unique blend of skills in setting up and managing a horticulture business as crucial components of the training. CIH seeks to build partnerships with financing institutions who are willing to offer financial support to our graduate start-ups. read more


Consultancy

CIH provides consultancy services in the following areas: Farmer training facilitation in any horticulture crop production, post-harvest handling and processing Horticulture workshop / training / learning facilitation Landscape design and management Horticulture farm audits Orchard design, establishment and management Training of garden workers in lawn and landscape management Business Development Services (BDS) in horticulture value chains: Business Feasibility Studies (BFS) · Value Chain Analysis (VCA) · Business Plan Development (BPD) · Horticulture Market Development (HMD) · Business Assessment (BAs). read more


Research

CIH will carry out research in nursery techniques, local greenhouse tomato and other crop production, improved husbandry practices for increased production and quality of horticultural crops, pest and disease control, post-harvest handling, processing as well as marketing of horticultural crops. Generally, CIH will collaborate with other institutions to research and discover and novel pathways to horticulture development.


Horticulture Inputs & Equipment Supply

seeds for vegetables & flowers • improved fruit tree seedlings (mangoes, guava, peaches, pineapples, etc.) • flowers • shrubs • herbs • mushroom seeds • fertilizers • sweet corn • etc.
We also stock equipment such as:
secateurs • grafting knives & their sharpeners • hoes • axes • etc. read more


Horticulture Commodity Sale Outlet

CIH will establish modern fresh and processed horticulture commodity outlets in the major cities of the country. These outlets will create markets for all products produced by its graduates and other farmers.




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Students Having Practical session.

Corporate Institute of Horticulture puts the theory taught into practical, it uses its fields to teach the students all field work needed in each course preparing them for their own work after completing studying with CIH

Female tutor demonstrating on how to plant mangoes

Dzaleka  Refugees building a mushroom house

Dzaleka Refugees Building a Mushroom House

CARD engaged CIH to facilitate a comprehensive, ATVET based training in button mushroom production with support from UNHCR in-oder to economically empower refugees at Dzaleka camp and native Malawians living around the camp through button mushroom production and sales.