President Arthur Peter Mutharika has assured Malawians that “no person will die of hunger this year, “as his administration will put in place measure to assist people who have been affected by hunger. The President added that although the country is facing a 120,000 metric tonnes food deficit, the government, working with other organizations, will […]
Malawi government says it has set aside measures to address the impending hunger in the country. Agriculture Minister Dr. Allan Chiyembekeza said this last Friday during the commemoration of the Global Day of Action (GDA) for Nutrition in Mulanje. Malawi faces looming hunger following dry spells torrential rains and floods experienced in some parts of […]
Government will give the Agricultural Development and Marketin Corporation (ADMARC) K4 billion to purchase maize from farmers in readiness of the looming hunger. Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe told the Malawi National Assembly Thursday that this follows the current estimation by the Ministry of Agriculture that due to low crop production, the country is likely […]
A strong appeal has gone out to farmers in Malawi’s southern district of Chiradzulu and other surrounding areas to be planting seeds which easily adapt to climate change. The southern region marketing officer for one of the leading seed manufacturing companies Monsanto Malawi, Dennis Kachikho, made the appeal Wednesday during a field day visit at Male Village at […]
Malawi has officially released on Tuesday the results of 2014/15 Agriculture Production estimates which show a decrease of 27.7 percent of maize production in the country. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Allan Chiyembekeza said on Tuesday in the capital Lilongwe that maize production has decreased from 3.9 million metric tons realized in 2013/14 […]
The Malawi Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (MCCCI) has asked the government to speed up the process of identifying where it will buy maize supplies to cushion Malawians from possible hunger effects in the aftermath of the devastating floods that hit the country. MCCCI president Newton Kambala said it is crucial for the […]
Malawi will see a “substantial decrease” in the maize harvest of its staple maize crop in 2015 due to a combination of floods and drought, Agriculture Minister Allan Chiyembekeza said on Wednesday. Malawi, which had a bumper crop of 3.9 million tonnes in 2014 and a surplus of over a million tonnes, has experienced torrential […]
The INGO consortium in collaborating with Airtel Malawi launched the integrated cash transfer programme in supporting the humanitarian response by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) – composed of the government, UN agencies and NGOs . MVAC targets to meet food requirements of close to 700,000 people across 20 districts of Malawi who, as a […]
Malawi government in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday launched what they call a lean season relief operation to meet the food and nutrition needs vulnerable people affected by low household crop production and high food prices. The launching ceremony took place at Chilangoma Primary School, Traditional Authority Kuntaja in Blantyre […]
The Malawi government has secured over US$17million (about K8.3 billion) that will assist close to 700,000 food insecure people across the southern African country. The assistance has been secured through the Department of Disaster and Management Affairs which is under the Office of Vice President Saulos Chilima. A statement from the Vice President’s Press Officer […]
“True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.” ~ Franklin Roosevelt FAO, a United Nations’ arm concerned with “achieving food security for all”, last September reported that Malawi will have “improved maize supplies” following a bumper […]
The Malawi Government has reminded the business sector of a standing ban on maize exports. The call from government comes amid concerns by the public of massive cases of traders buying maize from local farmers and proceeding to export the valuable commodity. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade the ban on maize exports still stands despite relaxation by […]
Malawigovernment has completed a probe into the alleged rotting and subsequent disappearance of 30,000 metric tonnes of maize in its Strategic Grain Reserves in the capital Lilongwe. Information and Civic Education Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa said the government conducted the investigations into the alleged rotten of maize and its disposal at the national silos. “We are […]
Malawi expects to harvest 3.9 million tonnes of maize this year, an 8 percent rise from last year, boosted by good rains and farm subsidies, a government official said on Monday. Principal secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Jeffrey Luhanga, said with an annual maize consumption of about 2.9 million tonnes the southern African country […]
Forum for National Development (FND) has embarked on a national wide consultations with chiefs and citizens if President Joyce Banda should continue distributing maize to the vurnerable. President Banda has been getting criticism from Consumers Association of Malawi (Cama) executive director John Kapito against distributing maize. But FND said it will conduct a face-to-face survey with the […]
People’s Party (PP) aspiring Member of Parliament for Neno South, Mutani Tambala, has refused to distribute the free maize from President Joyce Banda to people in her constituency. Tambala told a group of his campaign team and chiefs over the weekend that she would not distribute the maize to avoid disturbing her campaign exercise. President […]
President Joyce Banda yesterday vowed to continue distributing maize to people despite concerns by human rights watchdogs, including the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC). Banda said this on Sunday at a developmental rally she held at Goliati Trading Centre in Thyolo District. She wondered why some quarters were demanding that she should stop distributing maize to […]
We are yet to get a straight story on how the proceeds from jet “sale” were used. The president maintains maize was realised from the sale while the finance minister tells a different story. Some cabinet members acknowledge the fact that nothing was discussed other than the sale. Hanna Ndilowe, the top civil servant in […]