Malawians should expect poor maize production

Feb 24, 2016 Politics 83
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Malawians should brace themselves for more maize shortage next year as government says maize production this growing season is expected to be lower than in the 2014/15 season.

According to the first round of the 2015/16 Agriculture Production Estimates Survey, the country will produce 2,719,425 metric tons of maize, 2 percent lower than the 2014/15 final round estimate of 2,776,277 metric tons.

In a statement, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development said although the estimates may not conclusively inform the final agricultural production, they provide early warning signals on national food security so that stakeholders can make informed decisions regarding impending food situation.

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“The results may not conclusively inform the ultimate agricultural production as farmers’ intentions can change in the course of implementing respective farm activities; weather conditions and related parameters may also change in the course of the agricultural season,” reads the statement.

Unlike maize however, production of crops such as soya beans and rice is expected to rise by 1.4 percent and 6.1 percent respectively. Tobacco production is also set to increase to 211,083,000Kgs from 192,967,541Kgs in the 2014/15 agricultural season.

But there will be declines in production for cotton (by 43.2 percent), for groundnuts (by 4.5 percent), for beans (by 5.2 percent) and for pigeon peas (by 3.1 percent).

In terms of livestock, the ministry said the population of cattle has increased from 1,398,376, to 1,440,706 representing 3.1 percent increase as compared to the final round for the 2014/15 agricultural season while national fish production has increased from 120,894 metric tons to 149,299 metric tons representing 23.5 percent increase.

Meanwhile, the ministry said the second round activities for the survey are currently underway throughout the country and results for the second round will be released in March 2016.

 

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development annually conducts Agricultural Production Estimates Survey. The objective of the survey is to assess the country’s agricultural production to inform planning and policy direction for the nation. The survey includes all agricultural commodities, thus, crops, livestock and fisheries. The survey is conducted in three rounds every year.
The second round is conducted from February to March and focuses on verification and adjustment of area measurements for crops grown by the sampled agricultural households, while the third and final round is undertaken during the harvesting period from April to May, involving the weighing of the harvest to obtain actual yield for crops indicating the national food basket and determining the food deficit or surplus.

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83 Comments

  3. Beta bingu he tried his best but izi ayi, palibe palibe ndi chimodzi, kaya inu amene muli ndi maso mwina mukuona chosintha, Joyce Banda was also beta than mtchonayu.

  4. thanks for the first crop estimates. koma sindikukhutila nazo. m’mindamu mukucita kuoneka kuti zavuta ndiye kumati cimanga citsika ndi 2% yokha ai, nambalayo ikwele pakali pano. caka catha munatipatsaso zolakwika, 2.8million osowa cakudya. nambalayi inacepa kwambili. ku nchisiso munati kuli cakudya pamene ma mp amati kulibe. fufuzani njila zina za survey/formula.

  5. thanks for the first estimates. koma sindikukhutila nazo. m’mindamu mukucita kuoneka kuti zavuta ndiye kumati cimanga citsika ndi 2% yokha ai, nambalayo ikwele pakali pano. caka catha munatipatsaso zolakwika, 2.8million osowa cakudya. nambalayi inacepa kwambili. ku nchisiso munati kuli cakudya pamene ma mp amati kulibe. fufuzani njila zina za survey/formula.

  6. Thawi yomwe kunali zakudya si boma linalima kapena presdent kapena ndina ndi mulimi wang’ono wa kumuzi komanso presdent salamulila dziko la kumwamba musiyeni mwini zonse achitepo kanthu. Mulungu ngati wafuna kuti kukhale njala olo prrsdent achite motani njala okhala basi.Tikamakomenta tizikumbukila kuti kuli Mulungu mwini zonse.

  7. Bt boma lathuli penapake sindimalimvetsabe coz tili ndi mitsinje ikuluikulu mmalawi mwathu muno especially shire river why dont we jst do irrigation throughout ayear like they do in egypt with nile river? They harvest alot of crpps with jst ariver, since we have big lakes not only river like in egypt, bt “why malawians? “

  8. ubwino wake kuli njala ndi ku lomwe region… musova ndi bwampini wanuyo… ife kuno tili pheee mvula ikungongwa.

  9. ubwino wake kuli njala ndi ku lomwe region… musova ndi bwampini wanuyo… ife kuno tili pheee mvula ikungongwa.

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  18. Iwonder with u my fellow Malawians,why are u pointing fingers to our elected leader? We have got the religous leaders, chiefs, councillors, mps,etc in our vges we live lets have some talkings so that we can develop in our area.

  20. Maize production,cnt grow bcz Dpp government hve no interestng on farming projects.I mean farming materials ar so expensive its difficult for small farmers/the poor to complete farming per season.

  21. Tsono Iwe Admin, Ukuti ‘as Government Says’ Iweyo Sukuona Kuti Njalayo Ikhalako?? Kumagwa Mvula Kwanuko Kapena??? Umadikira Uuzidwe?? Za Ziiiiiiii!!!

  24. Kutukwanizana or putting the blame on somebody will not solve the problems. Tingopemphera kwa Ambuye kuti atithandize

  25. Chotsani nkhalamba yanuyo pampando chauta akwiya amalawi kubwereza mtundu umodzi pa upulezidenti ngati ndi ufumu wa angoni ku Mzimba chikakhala chitsiru basi chomwecho sorry william Kikikikkiki

  29. Tisavutike ndikudalira munthu coz zonse amapereka ndi mulungu kuzera mwa mwana wake yesu khristu. Ndipo or zitavuta maka mulungu azaika poti ife ana ake tipulumukire popeza anati tikapempha azatipasa, komanso mu zoonse tiyeni tiyamike mulungu, palibe comulaka iye

  31. Aaaa ma comment enawa Ali shit kwambiri kodi za chipani cha DPP zikugwilizana bwanji ndi za chimanga amalawi anzanga umbuli ukutuphweteka sure kukanika kusiyanitsa chakudya ndi chipani kkkkkkk tiyeni tibwelelenso Ku school ndithu heheee!!!

  34. masiku otsiliza kudzakhala njala bible linatero,owelenga khala maso,tikufuna tidzingova zizindikiro m’mayiko ena basi? olo pabwere president wina nothng wil change,a malawi amzanga tilimbike kupephera basi osati kulodzana dzala

    2. U r stupid! Its because of poor policies he is putting in place,he shd set aside good mechanism to curb this food shortage other than waiting for it to strike as if he ws not warned about the same…….stupid dude!

  37. Guys this is a hard time.I just dont get it,that some one is still defending this poor perfomance goverment.last yr the same goverment promised to buy enough maize so the pple can have food.today there is no maize at any admarc depo.this is the time when the good gov this of its pple. Early reports are showing that next yr will be waise but u will see that there will be nothing to be done in order to get things under control..bola Che Bakili abwelereso pamupando azitigayira napwiri ndi yellow maize ngakhale azikapemphesa kunja.alipoyi zamulaka.

  39. Vuto la njala lakhunza pafupifupi ¾ ya mayiko akumwela kwa africa chifukwa chomwe chikuyambisa njalayi nkusintha kwa nyengo…nthawi zina tikamayika ma comment athu tizikhala titalingalila bwino…..ngakhale titasintha nsogoleri njala siyitha ukhalakobe…..ngati mulindinzelu zomwe zingathandize kuthesa njala ndikusintha kwa nyengo mulembe kalata ya appointment muyitumize ku nyumba ya boma mukakambilane ndi nsogoleri wathu zamomwe mungathesele njala.. osati kumangolankhula mfundo zanu pa fb sizingatithandize ife anthu opanda nzelufe

  40. Amalawi sitifuna kupanga zinthu patokha basi kukula ndi moyo wodalira mukuti APM sakupanga kanthu m’malo moti muzilima muzidya koma kumaloza munthu woti akudya amalawi ufiti basi

  42. Malawi will never wake up until we will go back to have a White President.Apo biiiii if you become a President of Malawi you will be solving your own problems and not solving Peoples Problems.

  44. Kod Atumbuka munakhala bwanji?? Zikukhuzana bwanji ndi presdent izi?? Mumayembekezera dpp kubweretsa mvula??? Aaaaaa ndimkaesa mumazitcha a xul koma mbuli zenizeni abwenumbwenu inu…….ma comment a tumbuka sasowa always mulankhula zopanda verb,,,,mubwelere kwanu mafolena inu

  45. Ndiye mumafuna tipange bwanji?poti nyengo ndiyomwe yachita njiru,china apa chizikamba za presdent as if presdnt ndiamene amagwetsa mvura.ine ndingopempha chauta atipatse njira ina for survive.

  47. Munati iyayi timpase mpata peter zinthu zisintha,2 years now palibe chomwe chikusintha expect kugulitsa zinthu za bowa..ndi change yo tiyiwona liti?..Nkuluyi wawoneka kuti ndiwozikonda kwambiri andi he think he own malawi country?.. Shepherd bushiri kuti ganizira ife anthu osauka nkubwela kuzagawa chimanga kuti anthu asamafe ndi njala iyeyo peter ati amweni iyiyi ndi Offside mwalowayi nkupanga suspend project yake.ati angazamulande boma 2019..kodi akuwona ngati upresident ndikumangokhala ku state house nkumanyela ziphwisi kumenekuja?.palibe chabwino chomwe wapanga kuti anthu azampaseso term yomalidza for wat?..akuti ndi billionaire nanga bwanji osatenga ndlama zake just K1 billion agulire chimanga poti akuletsa anthu omwe akufuna kuthandiza ife ovutika..ndipo inu ma donors please dont help this government of Peter again. he is selfish, he doesn’t care about poor people who are dying because of hunger. and lets see how he will endup…God is watching u.remember you’re only a leader down here not in heaven. you only have power here on earth not in heaven.. La 40 lidzakwana lokha baba..ARREST MY CASE

    1. Coment yonsei ngat kalata yopempha chithandizo,peter palibe chomwe wapanga iwe umafuna apange chani? Iwe unapanga chani chomwe anthu lero angaloze.

    3. Iwe john mutuwako sugwira komanso nkhaniyi sunaiwelenge iweyo ukulephela kuyendetsa banjalako bwino kut usamagone ndinjala wat more dziko kod ndiwe mtundu wanji wa munthu? Ndikuwuze mmphwanga ngat ukumangoswa ana nkumat boma lizakuthandiza kusamala unyela uwona ndipo pamalawi sazapezeka presdent wot angazakwanise zomwe umafunazo.ukhalila yomweyo yomangokuwa mmalomolimbana ndi umphawiwako ukuwunenawo.

    4. See me see trouble ….even u Patrick?.. i don’t blame u idiot.. there’s nothing im getting from your president. im working and happy with it.1 child and taking good care of her…so u better find someone u can argue with idiot..

    6. Zaziii kuzolowera ma handouts. There is no way ungamatukwane anthu ngati upindulapo china chake. President sangamve kutukwana kwako koma palibe angayimbire manja kuti adawa amatha kupatula kuwonetsa umbuli basi.

    10. Koma ngati kuli chizete cha munthu ndiye ndi ichi chitchedwa kuti chi #Johnson, iwe ubwele ku xool ukayambilenso coz kumvesesa kukukuvuta

    11. Koma akuoneka ngat ndiwankulutu, akulavunbwe wotantha patsekela, i tink penapake ulindivuto wakula ndiu satana muntimamwako buluziiwe tamuwonen mutu ngat malema

    15. Inu ndi anthu ajamukumanamizidwa kumapanga zionesero kumenyela ufulu anzanu ulendo uno mufa nonse pyiti ndizibwanazanuzo man muchenjelebwino dzikoili kkkk * 100

  52. OMG! ambuye dzatitenge pakut muli inuko kulibe nkhan ngati iz akut tiyembekezeso njala ina kuposera ilipoyi bwerani msanga pakut oipayu walephera #APM

  54. Yaaaaa definitely next yr another mess now it’s when we going 2 c this yr gvnt plans as he recalls himself profession not professor as such

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