Maize is a political crop that has essentially enslaved Malawi as a nation. Despite being the staple diet of millions of ordinary Malawians, maize is not only one of the least nutritious foodstuffs in Malawi, but our blinkered monoculture production of it is both outdated and increasingly expensive. Since it requires enormous amounts of water […]
Minister of Finance Ken Lipenga has said the agricultural sector in Malawi will increase its vibrancy after signing a K4.1 billion with the Norwegian government to improve research capacity of the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Luanar). Lipenga said he was assured that the funding will greatly improve agriculture’s contribution to the Malawi […]
President Joyce Banda on Thursday said Malawi was ready to support investors in the agriculture sector adding that her government had made dramatic reforms in the sector aimed at improving the environment for doing business. The Malawi leader, who is in Cape Town for the World Economic Forum, told the Grow Africa Investment Forum that […]
A renowned farmer and executive chairman of the Peacock seed multiplication and farm produce company who is also one of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential aspirant Felix Jumbe has called on government and stakeholders in the social economic development spheres to consider nullification of socialism and adopt worthy creation policies if the country is […]
President Joyce Banda on Thursday visited Malawi Mangoes Limited, a company geared at producing mango and banana pulp for the European export market. The company which has a factory in Salima was launched in November 2011 and has already invested about $10 million (K4 billion) in agriculture, factory development, processing machinery and irrigation equipment. The […]
Botswana government has given Malawi a soft loan of U$10 million for use in its agriculture and health sectors a development that has heralded a long term commitment to sharing resources and expertise in a number of areas. According to State House news statement released on Monday, the loan will also help improve precarious fuel […]
The visiting Director General for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Jose Graziano Da Silva, said on Tuesday that Malawi has the potential to produce enough food for domestic consumption and export. Da Silva made the observation during a joint meeting with visiting European Union (EU) Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, and Agriculture Minister Prof. Peter Mwanza […]
Malawi President Dr. Joyce Banda has said ‘a cow a family’ initiative that she officially launched at Mpasa Trading Centre in Paramount Chief Mkhumba’s area in Phalombe on Wednesday, February 27, 2013, aims at empowering families to own livestock in Malawi in addition to crop farming. The President said the initiative, which is under Presidential […]
The Malawi Government has stopped the implementation of an African Development Bank funded project meant to boost sugar cane farming in Nkhotakota District following tensions which led to sporadic riots and violence. The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security made the announcement this week through Nkhotakota District Assembly officials during a meeting held at the […]
Former Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Dr. Andrew Daudi is the one that allowed the banana disease Bunchy Top to spread in the country because he feared the country’s leadership then would not like the news. This has been revealed by two senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture after […]
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has expressed disapproval of government’s control in agriculture trade arguing it impacts negatively on the market. The Chamber, in a statement signed jointly by its Ppresident Matthews Chikankheni and Chief Executive Officer Chancellor Kaferapanjira, says such restrictions deprive farmers of better prices and also act […]
President Joyce Banda has said agriculture and the economy are “one and the same” and that therefore it is important that as government modernises the economy, it essentially means starting with the modernisation of agriculture. The Head of State made the remarks at Senior Chief Lukwa Headquarters in Kasungu on Saturday when she presided over […]
Chairperson of the Agriculture and Natural resources Committee of Parliament David Luka has disclosed his committee will undertake a national wide inspection tour to unveil irregularities marring this year’s Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) following emerging reports of fake coupons, theft and sand mixed fertilizer. Luka told Capital Radio his team will travel across the country to […]
The Israeli Government has expressed willingness to assist Malawi to manage its water resources to enable the country to be food-secure. “Malawi receives a lot of rainfall and has plenty of water. What is required is for the nation to manage the water. It is my hope that our government will strive to assist Malawi […]
The Irish Minister for Development and Trade on Tuesday night pledged that his country would make a deliberate effort to provide technical assistance to Malawi government agencies such as the police and agriculture. He was speaking after an audience with President Joyce Banda in Brussels. Joyce Banda is in Brussels at the invitation of the European […]
DuPont, a global agricultural seed and chemical company, has pledged to assist President Joyce Banda and her administration in efforts to ensure quality seeds in Malawi, particularly maize, to end hunger. President of DuPont, Paul Schickler said his company will help Malawi in the agriculture sector so as to end hunger and poverty, complimenting President […]
Malawi fully recognises agriculture as a key area to curbing child labour, said President Mrs. Joyce Banda who has said there is political will from her administration to eliminate all forms of child labour. The President said on Tuesday that there shall never be a win-win situation when child labour is condoned. Mrs. Banda launched […]
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has said agriculture could be a catalyst for industrialization if only efforts to mechanize the industry and proper use of farm inputs were stepped up. In his presentation at a press briefing aimed at disseminating messages on the importance of the forthcoming Agriculture Fair in […]