Farmers’ Union of Malawi (FUM) President Felix Jumbe who is also the board chairperson of Export Development Fund said exporting procedures in Malawi are rigid and frustrate many farmers such that there is urgent need to address the issue. Jumbe said in the current procedure one has to go to Ministry of Agriculture and Food […]
Farmers Union of Malawi, a grouping of over 78 associations of farmers is asking government authorities to ensure that all culprits involved in Mangochi subsidised fertilizers scandal should been prosecuted. Police in Malawi’s southern district of Mangochi on Friday evening impounded a truck registration number KA 5310 belonging to Simama Transport after 600 hundred bags […]
Farmers in the country have been asked to have keen interest in dairy farming if they were to improve their live. Felix Jumbe, President of Farmers Union of Malawi, said a research that they conducted recently revealed that unlike farmers who solely grow crops, a dairy farmer is capable of making more than double profits […]
Farmers in the country have been asked to form associations if they are to make meaningful profit in their business. Vice President Khumbo Kachali made the call on Thursday when he opened the 8th Annual Congress for the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) at Bingu International Conference centre in Lilongwe. The Conference’s theme is: “Agricultural […]
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has called for the establishment of a farmers regulatory body, christening it the, Agricultural Produce Market Regulatory Authority (APMRA) saying it should be responsible for setting prices and ensuring that farmers’ economic interest are protected. FUM argued that Malawi Farmers lack bargaining power hence they get duped or cheated by vendors […]