Environmental scientist and executive dean in the Faculty of Environment and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, Professor Andy Dougill, has attributed the current food crisis facing Malawi on the country’s overemphasis on maize production. Dougill said it is quite strange that even government is forcing maize production in areas […]
Civil Society Agriculture Network (CisaNet) role in complementing government’s efforts in improving the agriculture sector in the country has been applauded by Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa. Nankhumwa was speaking during an interactive meeting with Cisanet Board Members on November 27 2019 at his ministry’s headquarters, Capital Hill in Lilongwe. The […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said while farm inputs contribute to enhanced agriculture productivity, recommended agronomic practices have to be followed if Malawian smallholder farmers were to significantly benefit from these inputs. He made the remarks when he presided over donation by his ministry of two metric tonnes of maize […]
A top central bank official says the country’s over dependence on agriculture has negatively affected the economic growth. Reserve Bank of Malawi governor Dalitso Kabambe says the country’s per capita has remained stagnant because of over reliance on agriculture. “If the agriculture sector is hit, all sectors will shrink which is not a very good […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has asked the players in the tobacco industry to work closely together in maintaining the integrity of the Malawian tobacco on the international market. The minister was speaking on Thursday, November 21, 2019, during the official opening ceremony of the 2019 Tobacco Industry Conference convened by […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged primary, secondary and University students to embrace agriculture technology by bring in innovations that would help the agriculture industry to flourish. Speaking during the second annual Agricultural Transformation Summit on Thursday, 14 November at Bingu Conference Centre in Lilongwe Nankhumwa said considering that […]
As Malawi commences this year’s farming season, journalists have been urged to ensure that they promote good agriculture governance by exposing irregularities in the allocation of resources and policies in the entire agriculture sector. Dr. Teresa Davis, team leader for the Support to Parliament and Media to Strengthen Governance in the Agriculture Sector (SPMSGAg) Programme, […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said government is prioritizing diversification of the country’s food and export base, but it fully realizes the enormity of the task and therefore the need for contribution from other local and international partners to succeed. Nankhumwa made the remarks on Thursday, November 14 2019, […]
The Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) is scheduled to host its second annual Agricultural Transformation Summit from 13th to 14th November at Bingu Conference Centre in Lilongwe where the ‘The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind’ William Kamkwamba will be in attendance to give the keynote address and act as guest judge at the Centre for Agriculture Transformation’s AgTech Challenge Science Fair. The […]
Government has the interests of cotton farmers at heart hence the allocation of K1 billion in this year’s national budget intended to support the development of the cotton, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He made the remarks at the official launch of the Cotton Production Campaign for the 2019/20 […]
Government on Friday, November 1 2019, launched the Malawi Cotton Development Strategy (MCDS) and the 2018/2019 to 2022/2023 Strategic Plan for the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. Presiding over the official launch at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in the capital, Lilongwe, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa said the […]
Pyxus Agriculture Limited (Malawi), a company aimed at value-addition of agricultural products especially legumes says it is targeting to incorporate about 10,000 farmers in its first growing season in groundnuts, sunflower and beans farming. Managing Director for Pyxus Agriculture Limited Malawi, Ron Ngwira told journalists during a press briefing in Lilongwe that the first growing […]
Despite achievements made in agriculture, Malawi’s food security has been affected by climate change manifested by droughts and floods, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He was addressing a Ministerial Session of the Third Session of the Third Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has said government puts household and national food security on top of its development agenda that is why it introduced the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) in 2005/06 season and on Tuesday launched the 2019/20 FISP wth a promise of an organised season this year. Nankhumwa […]
The newly established Lilongwe agro-based company Pyxus Agriculture Limited (PAL) says about 10 000 smallholder farmers from across the country have gone into contract with the company to grow different legume crops which it will be purchasing from them at the end of every harvesting season. Pyxus Agriculture Limited Malawi Managing Director Ron Ngwira disclosed […]
Government says it will soon employ 400 extension workers as part of the initiative to close the widening ratio between farmers and extension workers in the country. The Director of Department of Agricultural Extension Services (DAES), Jerome Nkhoma, admitted that the widening gap in the ratio between farmers and extension workers is negatively affecting agricultural […]
The Irish Ambassador to Malawi, Gery Cunningham, says Malawi needs to triple investment in climate smart agriculture if the country is to achieve a meaningful and sustainable economic growth. Cunningham said since climate crisis and population growth are placing additional strains on soil fertility and food production systems in Malawi, and the region broadly, government […]
China has released US$3 million (approximately K2.2 billion) to facilitate expansion and enhancement of the use of modern farming and agriculture technologies in order to improve production and productivity among smallholder farmers in Malawi. The funding has been provided through the ‘technical cooperation for agricultural cooperation between China and Malawi’ project. And speaking when he […]