Chickpea is an important cash crop grown mostly in the Shire Highlands. The crop requires less moisture than most crops, therefore it can be grown under residual moisture as a relay crop to maize. It is also important because it improves soil fertility
Tchana ndi mbewu yofunikira yomwe imalimidwa kwambiri mmadera okwera a Shire. Mbewuyi imafuna chinyezi chochepa kusiyana ndi mbewu zina zambiri choncho ikhoza kulimidwa pogwiritsa ntchito chinyezi chotsala pambuyo pokolola chimanga. Ndoyofunika chifukwa imawonjezera chonde munthaka