Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water development has hailed Mosanto Malawi for supporting the farming community with high quality hybrid seeds and appropriate technologies that have assisted farmers in the country to maximize their production. Minister of Agricultute, Dr Allan Chiyembekeza said during a field visit at Nchela irrigation scheme in Zomba organized by Monsanto […]
Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources(LUANAR) council, has approved introduction of Bachelors Degree Programme in Agroforestry to promote conservation agricultural. Launching a half-day media training workshop in Lilongwe, LUANAR Vice Chancellor, Professor George Kanyama Phiri said the programme will commerce next year. “I am pleased to inform you that the Council of LUANAR recently […]
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), a policy advocacy organisation working on agriculture and food security policy issues, has announced that its 2015 National Conference will focus on science and technology for agriculture development. At a news conference Cisanet board chair, Rex Chapota, said the National Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held […]
Malawi Government on Monday went flat out hitting at anti-tobacco campaign which is being champion by the United Nations World Health Organisation(WHO) and that will keep on supporting is tobacco industry, the mainstay of the economy, despite opposition from anti-smoking groups. Minister of Agriculture and Water development Dr Allan Chiyembekeza speaking when he was opening […]
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET), a policy advocacy organisation working on agriculture and food security policy issues, has announced that its 2015 National Conference will focus on science and technology for agriculture development. CISANET National Director Tamani Nkhono-Mvula in a statement said the National Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on […]
Rice is considered as one of the key strategic crops to be promoted in Malawi not only because it has the potential to be promoted primarily as an import substitute, but also secondarily as an export crop. As an export crop, rice has the potential to generate the much needed revenue in the country, explained […]
Malawi’s Grain Traders and Processors Association has faulted the government for importing maize from Tanznaia and Zambia instead of asking private traders to supply it. The country looking to Tanzania and Zambia for the purchase of 70,000 and 30,000 metric tons of maize, respectively, as the country faces the looming specter of hunger. But president […]
The Donor Committee on Agriculture and Food Security (DCAFS) has asked for the intervention of the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr. Allan Chiyembekeza on the weak financial management depriving the Ministry of the much needed funds. The DCAFS comprises of Development Partners who include the African Development Bank, DFID, European Union, Flanders […]
Salima district is one of Malawi’s disaster prone districts, if it’s not drought haunting it, then its hail storms or floods, the lakeshore district harbours some of Malawi’s best holiday destinations but beyond the hotels and the beaches, in the intense heat and sandy and dry villages, life is not as rosy. One such dusty […]
Vice President of African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership, Prof. Richard Mlomboji Mkandawire, has been named a Worldwide Branding Professional of the Year in Agriculture. Although the Worldwide Branding is an honour, only a small selection of members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. A statement by the organisation says these special honorees are […]
A strong appeal has gone out to farmers in Malawi’s southern district of Chiradzulu and other surrounding areas to be planting seeds which easily adapt to climate change. The southern region marketing officer for one of the leading seed manufacturing companies Monsanto Malawi, Dennis Kachikho, made the appeal Wednesday during a field day visit at Male Village at […]
Malawi stands to benefit from the Southern African Development Community(SADC)’s industrialisation process as strategies other countries in the region are deploying would be incorporated in the national policy, Trade and Industry Minister Joseph Mwanamveka has said. He made the remarks Tuesday morning on the sidelines of the 34th extraordinary SADC Summit at Meikles Hotel in […]
Mzuzu Auction Floors officially opened Wednesday morning with farmers expressing dissatisfaction as well as disappointment over prices offered for their tobacco. The development forced the sales to a halt for some minutes, only to resume later after discussions with the buyers. President of Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA), Reuben Maigwa, speaking on behalf of tobacco […]
Malawi has officially released on Tuesday the results of 2014/15 Agriculture Production estimates which show a decrease of 27.7 percent of maize production in the country. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Allan Chiyembekeza said on Tuesday in the capital Lilongwe that maize production has decreased from 3.9 million metric tons realized in 2013/14 […]
The Malawi government has received 10 tonnes of pigeon pea seed to be distributed to about 2,000 farmers whose crops were damaged by the recent floods. The donation has been made by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) while noting that the demand for pigeon pea certified seed in Malawi is […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika on Thursday officially launched the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) at its Bunda campus in Lilongwe district, with an assurance of his government’s commitment to ensure that the institution realizes its dream of becoming a world class university. Formerly Bunda College of Agriculture under the University of Malawi […]
Universal Trading a local Agri-business company in partnership with a Kenya based KingStart Company on Monday donated 25 Money Maker Treadle pumps and Hand Pumps worth K2 million to Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development to be distributed to farmers affected by floods in 15 districts. Speaking after receiving the pumps in Lilongwe, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, […]
Malawi Agriculture and Food Security Minister Allan Chiyembekeza has said government needs at least e US $16m to distribute seed and other farm inputs in the flood affected areas several thousands of hectares of crop fields were washed away. Government wants to use the money to distribute seed for early maturing food crop and other […]