Government has been faulted for not involving farmers when setting prices of farm produce.
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has said it has not accepted the fact that government has set prices of farm produce.
Government recently announced that this year it will be buying maize from farmers at the price of K170 per kg.
But FUM president Alfred Kapichira said farmers toil in the fields hence are the ones who can determine prices for their farm produce.
“We have not accepted that government has set the prices of farm produce and we wonder who they have consulted in setting those prices,” said Kapichira.
He added that farmers must be allowed to decide the price of their crops not someone who does not work on the farm.
Kapichira said the price is too low considering that to produce crops it requires labour, fertilizer and so many other things hence setting prices for farmers is not a good move.
Amalawi sungani chimanga musapusisike. Fertilizer timagula 25000 thumba.inu mugulitsa 2500bag
Mumufunse kaye chaponda nkhaniyo
thats true if we consider the price of fertilizer eshie its better kumakagulitsa kunja tipange ma club mbamva izi zisamatibere anazolowera kubera amphawi akumudzi apa ziwavuta komaso zamakoponi zithe kulibwino mtengo wafetereza ungisikako
Thonje ili so chimanga!
umphawi amachita kukoza,amalawi iwalani zoti muzatukuka,maka alimi.
I hope Kapichira means demand and supply should be the sole determinant of price, the confluence of the buyer and seller deciding how much to sell or buy, not some government body or absolutely not a few dudes from the so called farmers union.
boma silingatipangile mitengo pa mbewu zathu fertilizer wakoponi mumaba ndikugulisa modula but u want to make our products price cheaper No.!!!
Because,mchikumbi akumanya kanthu yayi.kkk let the government do the pricing
mmmmmm mchikumbi mukumubila waka kweni wakumanya kulima
Its true gvt should not set prices look at Pegeon peas last year amwenye were making prices themselves while the government was just watching
Malawi wavunda
Musovatu chimanga timasunga ndichakudya, kagulitseni fodyayo sungani chimangacho
Price of fertilizer is so expensive and maize is at k40/kg ndiye mlimi wa kumudzi atukuka bwanji pamenepa
Wafodya umakanika kupanga bwanji?????? Koma wachimanga kuzolewela kukhomelelana tokhatokha…azungu mmaopa
let it work plz si onse amalandlq makopon some buy fertiliser at a very expensive price and mkufuna agulise pantengo wakopon
as long as you are buyer you can’t introduce your price to farmers be calm
let farmers also enjoy their sweat
We Dont Have Govt & Farmers Be Alert On That
Vuto ndrakt.akutulutsa mitengo ya mbeu pomwe iwo aboma ndrama alibe.nde chopindula ndi chani? panopo soya ndi k110 per kg pomwe chimanga chafika pa k40 kodi m’limi atukuluka apa?
Mwina awopa ngat za last year,
Government did make any profit after buying maize from the farmers
Matumba amene mutiwonetsa ndi achimanga (fodya bales)
We dnt have gvt!!! Point of collection