Chairperson for Nandolo Farmers Association of Malawi (NFAM), Suzan Chimbayo says the association is committed to address market challenges encountered by farmers in Mwanza. Chimbayo said this in an interview when Christian Aid funded Malonda Project visited Mazimboko Cooperative at Njanjama Village in Senior Chief Nthache in the district on Friday. “The association was formed […]
Malawi too would like to continue benefiting from tobacco as a legal commodity while at the same time protecting public health, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He was officially opening the Tobacco Coalition (T5) Workshop at Ufulu Gardens Hotel in the capital city, Lilongwe on Thursday, September 26, 2019. […]
Government is encouraging all farmer organizations in Malawi to adopt the business approach to agriculture through, among others, organising farmers around ‘cooperatives’, which could contribute sustainably towards agriculture commercialisation, Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. Nankhumwa said this in Blantyre on Wednesday, September 26 2019, when he officially opened the 16th National Agriculture […]
Civil Society Agriculture Network (CisaNet) has urged Members of Parliament (MP) to be vigilant in lobbying for the development of the agriculture sector in Malawi. The organization made the call in Lilongwe at an orientation meeting with the Malawi Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture. In an interview, CisaNet Board Member George Vilili said they expect the […]
Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has said he is personally committed to ensuring that Malawian smallholder tea farmers earn better prices than what they are currently getting from tea companies. “I am deeply concerned with the current price, which is K121.30 per kilogram. This price is exploitive, abusive and utterly unfair,” said […]
Malawi government has rolled out a six year Agricultural Commercialization (AGCOM) project which aims at increasing the capacity of 650,000 farming households to improve production and marketing of legume and horticultural crops in order to better the farmers’ livelihoods in the face of the dwindling of the country’s main cash crop tobacco. Focus will also […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, says he is aware of the debate on whether to stop or continue the targeted Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) program, and he always appreciates both sides of the argument. Nankhumwa said the FISP program is a pro-poor program that aims at helping Malawians to attain […]
The Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS) has organized a workshop with farmers to share best practices concerning farming, extension and agricultural advisory services in the country. The 2019 National Farming and Extension workshop under the theme “Acting on Farmers’ Voices for Agricultural Transformation, will enable farmers to forge links with different stakeholders in […]
Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has assured tobacco growers in the country that no grower will remain with unsold tobacco by the time tobacco markets are close, saying the Tobacco Commission is now ready to attend to applications for production quota uplifts. “I wish to inform you and the nation at large […]
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Program (RVAA) recently released its 2019 assessment results for Malawi, which say over 1.1 million Malawians will face hunger between October 2019 and March 2020, with over 676, 600 people already affected by food shortage. Although the picture looks grim, government says it is […]
Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister, Joseph Mwanamvekha, has commended the Flemish government after signing a financing agreement worth 4.5 million euros (K3.3 billion) to improve agricultural productivity. Speaking during the signing ceremony at Capitsl Hill in Lilongwe, Mwanamvekha the resources will finance a five year project from June 2019 to May 2023 whose main […]
Government appreciates the support from European Union (EU) in implementing irrigation development projects in Malawi, which is necessary for improved and sustained agricultural productivity, Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has said. He was speaking in Ntakataka in Senior Chief Kachindamoto’s area, Dedza, on Thursday, August 15 2019, when he officially commissioned the […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has been commended by village head Ntchembere 1 of group village head Kunkhoma in Traditional Authority (T/A) Nthache in Mwanza for introducing Adolescent Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture (Ansa) pilot project to transform lives of youths in the district. In an interview, the chief said through the project, he expects lives of […]
A Lilongwe-based upcoming social enterprise, Hortnet is revolutionalizing a more inclusive and sustainable horticulture value chain in Malawi mainly in its supply chain. Speaking on the sidelines of inspecting the first Tissue Culture Laboratory as one way of resuscitating the banana industry in country, Hortnet Managing Director Frankie Washoni said they intend to operate its […]
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development says it will release the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) report of the food situation in the country by the end of this month. In an interview, the Ministry’s Spokesperson, David Sado confirmed of the development. “We we are currently finalizing on the technical aspects of the report,” […]
Farmers in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Chakhaza in Dowa district have expressed concern over lack of reliable water supply for irrigation farming. The farmers who belong to Malipa irrigation scheme said the river they rely for water supply does not run throughout the year. Chairperson for the Scheme, Kondwani Bintoni said they fail […]
Government should revisit the he targeted Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) because it has not benefitted the majority poor, an academician has told the Minister of Finance, Joseph Mwanamvekha. Vice chancellor of the Lilongwe University of Natural Resources and Agriculture Professor Kanyama Phiri said during a pre-budget consultations—hosted by the Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and […]
Karonga Agriculture Development Division (ADD) deputy programme manager Enock Mzembe has advised farmers in Chitipa against using banana suckers from other districts to prevent banana bunchy top disease. Mzembe said this on Wednesday at Ibanda in Chitipa where the ADD launched its three-step campaign. The campaign, dubbed the tripartite launch, includes compost manure making, irrigation […]