Month: January 2023 Posts

Village Headman arrested for using villagers’ IDs to buy AIP fertilizer

Jan 23, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Nkhata Bay Police have arrested Village Headman Chiwombe for collecting National Identify Cards from villagers after promising to help them to access government loans through a local bank. The chief allegedly used the IDs to access… ...

Two chiefs, three others arrested over abuse of AIP

Jan 20, 2023 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested five people including two chiefs in Dowa for taking other people's national IDs and redeeming farm inputs under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). The suspects have been identified… ...

AIP has collapsed – says Nankhumwa

Jan 02, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Leader of Opposition in Parliament says the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) has collapsed as there is shortage of fertilizer in many selling points across the country. Nankhumwa has said this in a statement yesterday on… ...

MDF engaged to transport AIP fertilizer

Dec 28, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has engaged Malawi Defence Force (MDF) to transport fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) to hard to reach areas. Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale has disclosed this in a statement today. "This afternoon,… ...

Nankhumwa calls out Govt over AIP delay

Nov 18, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa says it is unacceptable for government to be telling people to not worry about the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) considering that rains have already started in the country. Nankhumwa said… ...

Government contributing K50,000 per fertilizer bag under AIP – Kawale

Nov 17, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale says Government, which has received over 70,000 metric tonnes of donated fertilizer, is contributing K50,000 per 50 kilogram bag of fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) hence farmers are… ...

Malawi Govt addresses concerns over withdrawal of fertilizer suppliers from AIP

Nov 19, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Following the withdrawal of some fertilizer suppliers from the Agriculture Inputs Programme (AIP), Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says suppliers who are currently supplying fertilizer will be given additional contracts to supply more fertilizer. Lowe… ...