Horticulture experts and farmers have asked Malawi government to prioritize horticulture farming to meet the high demand and increase horticulture commodities production. The plea was made by various farmers and horticulture experts at the end of a two day workshop organized by The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) at Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe. The workshop […]
National Salvation Front (NaSaF) Party President James Nyondo announced that through the Alabama-Malawi Investment Partnership Council, he will introduce Agriculture Mechanization-Tractor Initiative where tractors will be distributed to farmers at a club level across the country to do away with a hoe as the major tool of farming after 50 years of independence. Nyondo briefed […]
Malawi can only come out of its current bleak economic situation if small scale agricultural commercialization is given priority and do away with the fertilizer subsidy programme which has done little to arrest rising household poverty, a renowned economist has observed. Professor Ben Kaluwa was speaking in Lilongwe during the official presentation of anchor farms […]
A strong advice has gone out to Malawi government authorities to deploy more people to monitor the implementation of subsidy program to curb corruption, favoritism and bias that have soiled the implementation of the program since its inception. Executive Director of the local NGO Future Planning for the Child, Douglas Ng’oma gave the advice […]
Dairy farmers in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga are expressing deep concern over lack of milk markets in the district which they say poses a major threat to the future of dairy cow farming. The concern was made during Livestock Feed Preservation open day where agriculture authorities agreed to lobby for milk processer and reliable […]
The Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) has blamed the Malawi Government of lacking interest to deal with Banana Bunchy Top Disease, a disease which is wiping out banana plants in the country. The disease which has already wiped out about 60 percent of the crop, according to experts, is also threatening livelihoods of most farmers […]
Government has pumped K1.3 billion to Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC ) for the purchase of maize and other food commodities from smallholder farmers. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security , James Kawifya Munthali disclosed this when he had an audience with Chitipa Agriculture Development Division staff at Chitipa Rural Development Project (RDP) Offices as part of his familiarization tour of the district […]
One of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopefuls Felix Jumbe has said Malawians will go without food this year as there is no maize in the silos. Launching what he calls “Wealth creation for all” campaign, in the capital Lilongwe on Friday, Jumbe said government has failed to purchase enough maize to stock the storage […]
“Whatever my people should have or not, I want them to have three basic things. Enough food, decent clothes and houses that do not leak,” founding president late Ngwazi Kamuzu Banda’s simplified, household wealth creation strategy and focus on agricultural production. As daggers have been drawn for the showdown at this month end convention, it […]
Presidential aspirant for the country and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Felix Jumbe has said too little has been done to achieve real progress in government’s Economic Recovery Plan (ERP). Jumbe said although it is evident that the first step that Malawi needs to do to achieve sustainable economic recovery is value addition of agricultural produce […]
President Joyce Banda on Wednesday witnessed the swearing in as Cabinet Ministers in her Government of Brown James Mpinganjira and Dr. James Munthali, urging on them to be committed to the people “whom we were called to serve” and not only her as Head of State. Firebrand politician and one of the founding members of […]
Traditional leaders in Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga are asking the government to take a bold step in improving local crops if issues of food security and increased food nutrition at household level are to be achieved. Speaking during the Agricultural show at Mlale area, Senior Chief Kalonga said he was disappointed noticing that […]
At the nutrition for growth summit, held in London this month, Malawi became a member of the G8’s new alliance for food security and nutrition. This is a tremendous opportunity to accelerate my government’s efforts to generategreater investment in agricultural development. The new alliance is important as my government doesn’t just view agriculture as an essential […]
Malawi opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi on Saturday during whistle-stop meeting in the central region, condemned politicians he did not name, who are said to be promoting politics of tribalism, saying forming tribal groups for political gains has the potential to divide the country. The UDF 2014 torchbearer said this when he visited […]
Farmers across the country are all smiles following President Dr. Joyce Banda’s drive to commercialize the agricultural sector by encouraging farmers to grow cash crops. Soon after taking oath of office the Malawi leader announced a series of reforms aimed at improving the country’s production sector by promoting legume crops that have a readily available […]
Leader of Opposition and president of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) John has trashed President Joyce Banda’s speech, accusing her of giving out contradictory information and also lying to the nation by saying that the country’s economy is on the right path. Responding to the state of the nation address on Monday afternoon, which President Banda […]
Malawi President Joyce Banda used her state of the nation address to announce the restructuring of the state grain marketer, Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC). Banda explained that over the years, ADMARC had not performed to the expectation of many Malawians due to a MK6 billion debts it had. “My Government has decided to restructure ADMARC […]
Deputy Agriculture Minister Ulemu Chilapondwa has said government is impressed with the way cotton sells are doing on the market citing government’s efforts have enhanced the selling process. According to Deputy Minister, the ministry had set a minimum price of K150 per kilogram proceeding 2012/13 growing season. Chilapondwa said this has come in because of […]