Agriculture Minister Roza Mbilizi is facing mounting criticism over a fertiliser rollout branded a failure as thousands of farmers fear they could be pushed towards hunger if vital inputs do not arrive before the planting rains. An editorial in The Nation has delivered a damning verdict on the handling of the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme […]
Residents of Mulanje, a district that sits beneath one of Malawi’s most important water catchments, are still struggling to get reliable water. Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Roza Fatch Mbilizi has voiced outrage at the situation and promised to return within three months to check progress. The district’s rivers and streams have long supplied […]
Barely weeks after facing scrutiny over fertiliser procurement allegations, Agriculture Minister Roza Mbilizi has again found herself at the centre of a growing controversy, this time over delays in the rollout of the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) as the approach of the planting season raises concerns among agricultural experts and farmers alike. At the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwila has mounted a broad critique of the government, arguing that failures in agriculture, healthcare and governance point to deeper weaknesses within the administration. Appearing on the Timveni Podcast, Kabwila singled out Agriculture Minister Roz Mbilizi, whom she described as emblematic of what she sees as a lack […]
The government has called on the private sector to increase investment in Malawi’s agrifood systems, saying this is key to driving industrialisation and economic diversification. Speaking in Lilongwe at the 2026 National Agrifood System Investment Symposium, held under the theme “Unlocking Private Sector Investment for Sustainable Agrifood Systems Transformation in Malawi,” Minister of Industrialisation, Business, […]
Malawi government has officially launched its 2026/27 Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme, promising more than 1.2 million smallholder farmers access to cheap fertiliser and seed — but issued a chilling warning to officials involved in its distribution that any theft or diversion of the vital supplies will not be tolerated. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water […]
Agriculture Minister Roza Fatchi Mbilizi’s office has moved to counter accusations of corrupt dealings in Malawi’s fertiliser procurement system, with her team alleging that a smear campaign is being orchestrated by trading firms with a vested interest in the sector. According to the minister’s team, Export Trading Limited and Farmers World Limited are behind efforts […]
Malawi is seeking a staggering $2.4 billion — roughly K4 trillion — from private investors and development partners to fund the development of 470,000 hectares of irrigable land earmarked for ambitious mega-farm projects across the country. The eye-watering investment appeal was made today in Kigali, Rwanda, on the sidelines of the Africa Food Systems Forum […]
Malawi’s water boards have been handed strict conditions attached to their newly approved tariff hikes, after Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi revealed that President Peter Mutharika himself initially rejected the proposal, citing concerns over inefficiencies within the boards. Speaking in an interview after touring the Blantyre Water Board (BWB) water intake […]
Malawi’s agriculture sector is facing a mounting crisis, with damning new figures revealing the country’s export base has collapsed by 31 percent in less than a decade, as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi issued a stark call for urgent transformation. Speaking at the official opening of the three-day 22nd National Agriculture […]
Malawi’s government has ditched its digital fertiliser subsidy system and gone back to old-school paper coupons — and campaigners fear it could reopen the door to dodgy dealings. The Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) hands out cheap fertiliser and seed to more than a million households every year — but has been plagued by scandal […]
Malawi requires a staggering K555 billion (US$320 million) every year to deliver on its ambitious water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) targets, the country’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has revealed, as she issued a stark warning over the toll the crisis is taking on women and girls. Minister Mbilizi made the eye-watering funding […]
Agriculture Minister Roza Fatchi Mbilizi has hit back at claims swirling around her reform of Malawi’s fertiliser procurement system — with her team accusing shadowy trading cartels of orchestrating a smear campaign to discredit her. According to sources close to the Minister, she has come under fire after pushing for a major overhaul of how […]
Senior representatives of United Capital Fertilizer Zambia (UCF) have travelled to Malawi for meetings with Agriculture Minister Roza Mbilizi regarding a proposed fertiliser supply arrangement for the 2026/27 Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), in a development that has raised concerns over procurement processes and political oversight. UCF’s chief executive, Huang Yaochi, and the company’s commercial […]
Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Rozza Fatchi Mbilizi has thrown her weight behind a proposal to reopen the long-closed Kabwafu Auction Floors, pledging swift action after hearing harrowing accounts of the hardship faced by tobacco farmers in the area. The Minister made the commitment in Parliament on Monday, responding to a question […]
Malawi’s government has set a target of June 2027 for the completion of the long-delayed Salima–Lilongwe Water Supply Project, as officials scramble to secure the remaining fina ncing needed to bring the scheme to fruition. Roza Mbilizi, Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, told parliament that the government still needs to source $200mn (K350bn) […]
A Malawian government minister has claimed that empowering women financially could help shield them from domestic violence — as she splashed out cash to a women’s savings group in a bid to prove her point. Roza Fatch Mbilizi, who serves as both MP for Mangochi Central and Minister of Agriculture, made the bold claim during […]
It was meant to be just another dull day of parliamentary business. Instead, Malawi’s ruling party found itself a laughing stock — all because of where its MPs were told to sit. The Democratic Progressive Party was left red-faced on Monday after an eagle-eyed opposition backbencher noticed that veteran foreign affairs minister George Chaponda had […]