Malawi’s agricultureMalawi has taken another step toward its long‑promised shift from subsistence farming to a modern, commercial agricultural economy, with Agriculture Minister Roza Fatch Mbilizi handing over 15 tractors and full sets of implements to farmer cooperatives across the country. The equipment — including harrows, ridgers, ploughs and trailers — was procured with World Bank […]
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has endorsed the government fixed commodity prices after earlier criticizing it. Officials from FUM say the change of stance on the government-fixed farm gate prices follows a recent meeting with agriculture authorities. A fortnight ago, agriculture authorities published minimum prices meant to guide ADMARC and private traders when buying […]
The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has trashed this year’s farm gate prices, describing them as unsatisfactory. The ministry of agriculture released the prices that government set for traders and State produce marketer Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc)to use, includes setting price of maize at K150 per kilogram from last year’s K200 per kilogram. […]
Over 300 hundred farmers in the area of traditional Authority Kachindamoto in Dedza district are all smiles as they have started enjoying the benefits from irrigation schemes that were constructed by Farmers union of Malawi (FUM) with funding from Agriculture Transformation Initiative (ATI). Under ‘Rebuilding Smallholder farmers Livelihoods through agriculture recovery project’ ATI provided 250 […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has requested President Peter Mutharika to consider setting aside a ‘National Farmers Day’ to celebrate farmers hard work and their significant contribution towards national social and economic growth. He was speaking at Chikwawa Community Centre Ground on Wednesday, March 11, 2020 when President Arthur Peter Mutharika […]
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 […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has welcomed the order by President Peter Mutharika on Monday lifting the ban on maize export, a change of heart from his earlier stand, but pointed out that it has come “too little too late” after mostly farmer already sold the grain to vendors and middlemen at give away prices. […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM), a body that stands for the interests of farmers in the country, says it wants government to open an export window for maize; and, government through the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism has said it is ready to issue the licenses. According to FUM, maize prices in the eastern […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has expressed concern over the delay on the implementation of the whole process of Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) by government. The Union’s President, Alfred Kapichira Banda told a news conference in Lilongwe during the presentation of 2016/17 FISP Implementation findings in which the union has been monitoring to improve efficiency and […]
Farmers no longer have to worry on where to get help regarding their different agricultural activities, thanks to a farmers’ free call centre launched by Farm Radio Trust. The call centre manager, Joyce Kaliwo, told Nyasa Times at the national agriculture fair currently under way in the commercial capital Blantyre that the initiative was to […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has called upon government through Ministry of Agriculture to address numerous challenges which hard to reach farmers are facing in the country. The call was made in Lilongwe on Tuesday during the National Farmers’ Policy Conference which will precede its 12th Annual Congress under the theme Farming for Markets and Development: Partnerships […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) on Tuesday expressed disappointment over the timing of the appreciation and pace of the local currency, Kwacha, against major international currencies. The local unit is now trading at K692 against one US$. FUM President, Alfred Kapichira Banda told journalists in Lilongwe that the recent marketing developments particularly on exchange rate […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) president Kapichira Banda has called upon government to address various problems which farmers are facing whenever marketing their produce. Banda said poor marketing is robbing farmers in broad day light. Addressing the National Farmers Policy Conference and 11th Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) Annual Congress on Tuesday, held under the […]
Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Patricia Kaliati on Wednesday evening stole the show when she was guest of honour during the launch of the Gender Equality and HIV/AIDS Policy by the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM). The minister made a speech for about 45 minutes, making most people in the Capital Hotel’s Marquee tired […]
The Malawi government has received 10 tonnes of pigeon pea seed to be distributed to about 2,000 farmers whose crops were damaged by the recent floods. The donation has been made by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics (ICRISAT) while noting that the demand for pigeon pea certified seed in Malawi is […]
As tobacco farmers readies for opening of the Malawi’s tobacco marketing season on April 8, many farmers continue speaking against the Integrated Production System which they feel government has imposed on them. Farmers in various parts of the country including those under Lilongwe West Agricultural Extension Area told Nyasa Times that they are very worried with […]
Churches Action in Relief and Development (CARD) value chain Officer Dyton Siyeni has assured that his organization will commit itself to see to it that farmers are benefiting from the sale of their crops. This follows farmers outcry in the farming districts of Kasungu, Mchinji, Dowa, Lilongwe, Salima that vendors use scales that are not […]
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 […]