Three independent Parliamentarian candidates for Chitipa East constituency promised that Misuku Hills coffee farmers to enjoy better benefits from their sweat. The candidates said during a political debate that NICE Public Trust in partnership with Catholic Commisison for Justice (CCJP) of Karonga Diocese organized on Friday at Misuku community ground . Taking their turns after […]
Over 1000 coffee growers in Chitipa are crying foul over delayed payments of their commodity, saying this is impacting negatively on their daily lives and families. One of the farmers Wilson Silungwe said the farmers sold their coffee to Misuku Coffee Cooperatives five months ago but are yet to get payment. “We have school children […]
Father Bernard Silungwe, parish priest of St. Mathias Mulumba in Chitipa of the Diocese of Karonga, has said there is need for the Church, government and various other stakeholders to come to the rescue of hundreds of smallholder coffee farmers who go through massive exploitation. Silungwe voiced out the concern during Catholic’s national commemoration of […]
Malawian widows who have been helped by the Bjorgaas Foundationin their coffee-farming visited Taiwan’s Pingtung County to express their appreciation. Accoridng to Taipei Times, the foundation and FamilyMart convenience stores have worked together for the past four years to help support Malawi through donations and coffee sales. Three widows sang Malawian songs to express their […]
Chairperson of Africa Fine Coffee Association (AFCA) Harrison Kalua says there is need for farmers in the country to increase coffee production and improve quality to meet the high demand of coffee on the international market. “Africa and Malawi in particular, has the best environment and cheap labour in coffee growing, yet we are least […]