The Malawi Agricultural and Industrial Investment Corporation (MAIIC) plc has launched a US$24 million (about K42 billion) Blended Rural Finance Facility (BRFF) aimed at expanding access to affordable financing for rural businesses and economically active communities across the country. MAIIC managing director Taz Chaponda said the facility is designed to channel low-cost financing to rural […]
Self Help Africa (SHA) has called for greater coordination across Malawi’s food system, warning that food security challenges cannot be addressed through agricultural production alone. The call was made during the presentation of a position paper to the Ministry of Agriculture in Lilongwe on Wednesday, where stakeholders emphasised the need for a more integrated approach […]
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) and STEMpower, a pan-African organisation focused on science and technology education, have launched a six-month training programme aimed at equipping young people with skills in agricultural innovation and technology. The initiative will benefit 24 students from Mitundu Secondary School and Chiseka Community Day Secondary School (CDSS). […]
A church-linked development organisation has unveiled ambitious plans to establish 20 new Farmers’ Clubs in Ntcheu as part of a K25 billion nationwide programme aimed at boosting food production, tackling poverty and creating wealth in rural communities. Hope Field Initiative (HFI), the humanitarian and development arm of Salvation For All Ministries International (SFAMI), revealed the […]
Africa has strong seed policies but weak delivery, says AGRA president in The New African Malawi has committed US$1 million of public money to a national seed investment plan, according to AGRA president Alice Ruhweza. Writing in The New African with Evelyn Lusenaka, who heads AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa, Ms […]
The government has called on the private sector to increase investment in Malawi’s agrifood systems, saying this is key to driving industrialisation and economic diversification. Speaking in Lilongwe at the 2026 National Agrifood System Investment Symposium, held under the theme “Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Malawi,” Minister of Industrialisation, Business, […]
Malawi will host a National Agrifood Systems Investment Symposium on Monday, 5 October 2026, at the Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe, as part of efforts to accelerate implementation of the Malawi 2063 development agenda. The symposium, themed “Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Malawi,” will focus on the private sector’s […]
Malawian food-processing and agribusiness firm Mtengo Wakumunda Enterprise is rolling out an Agribusiness Facility for Africa (ABF) Matching Grant Fund project designed to strengthen the maize value chain and improve nutrition outcomes across Malawi. As part of the initiative, the company, working with technical partner Etagrix, is running a two-day National and Regional Trainer of […]
Malawi’s former president Lazarus Chakwera has broken his silence on the country’s ongoing power crisis and the collapse of crop prices, delivering a blunt assessment of the hardship facing farmers to a crowd he stumbled upon while travelling home from a funeral. Chakwera, who led Malawi as president from 2020 until his defeat in the […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamvekha has hailed a new partnership between the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Centenary Bank, saying it will strengthen access to capital and financial inclusion in Malawi. Mwanamvekha made the remarks at the launch of the initiative in Lilongwe, where the two institutions signed a financing agreement […]
Smallholder farmers in Rumphi have hailed the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) for introducing crop diversification and modern farming technologies, which they say have improved food security and household livelihoods. One of the farmers who embraced the initiative, 54-year-old Albert Mfune of Yaparaka Village, Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe, said he followed training from the […]
Apostle Clifford Kawinga of Salvation for All Ministries International has urged Malawian farmers to shift from rain-fed agriculture to irrigation farming to safeguard national food security against El Niño-induced threats. Speaking during an engagement with traditional leaders from the Northern Region, Kawinga highlighted the ministry’s Hope Fields Initiative, which provides solar-powered irrigation equipment and farm […]
A dynamic new church has burst onto Malawi’s religious scene with an eye-catching twist — vowing to combine soul-saving sermons with hands-on animal husbandry training designed to lift young people out of poverty. CDN Global Church officially launched in Mzuzu with leader Chawanangwa Nathanael revealing the ambitious outfit runs mentorship programmes that teach youths practical […]
For decades, Malawi’s agricultural story has been dominated by a familiar paradox: a country where farming employs most people, yet one that struggles to turn what it grows into sustained economic growth. Now, as African governments search for ways to feed a growing population while creating jobs and foreign exchange, Malawi is being urged to […]
Malawi is seeking a staggering $2.4 billion — roughly K4 trillion — from private investors and development partners to fund the development of 470,000 hectares of irrigable land earmarked for ambitious mega-farm projects across the country. The eye-watering investment appeal was made today in Kigali, Rwanda, on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum […]
Newly crowned Professor Joseph Dzanja of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has called for serious investment in agricultural marketing systems if Malawi is to realise its full agricultural potential. Professor Dzanja made the remarks on Thursday during his inaugural lecture as Professor at LUANAR, where he challenged policymakers, researchers and other […]
Malawi’s agriculture sector is facing a mounting crisis, with damning new figures revealing the country’s export base has collapsed by 31 percent in less than a decade, as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi issued a stark call for urgent transformation. Speaking at the official opening of the three-day 22nd National Agriculture […]
The Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) has reaffirmed its ambition to position itself as a global and national hub for agribusiness transformation, as Malawi looks to unlock greater value from its agricultural economy. The university says strengthening research, investing in young people and building strategic partnerships will be central to developing solutions […]