Govt refuses to ban importation of vegetables

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1. I always choose the local veggies if the quality is good. It is always cheaper. Sometimes I am forced to buy expensive imported stuff because there simply isn’t local produce. I think there is unfortunately not enough consistency in the local market to completely ban imports. Also, some products are not grown here at all. Although many probably could be! But let’s support local farmers as far as possible, I say!

2. A ‘ban’ on imports is not the answer. I would instead try to understand why imported vegetables are preferable to those grown locally. Let’s understand if this an issue with cost, or if this an issue with quality because nobody wants to spend money on expensive yet poor subpar produce.

3. This is to tell you the mind of your leaders.

4. Enanu nde mwasochelatu mfundo zinazi ndi za export kkkkkk

5. We gat enough vegetables here

6. ingotipangani legalise tidzipanga import chamba basi

7. Global economy. Compete or die

8. We don’t really grow lettuce and spinach in Malawi we have import them in this dead state.

9. why to ban,,,,,,think twice guys

10. Do we grow Apples here in Malawi? some of these isues are useless to complain about#WeAreLivingInACompetetiveWorldRememberThat

    1. Are apples vegetables?

    2. Go back to school

    3. Malawi24 Govt refuses to ban importation of vegetables Government has refused to ban importation of vegetables by big retail shops.I really dont know who should go back to school.

    4. Im sorry if i offend u it seems some1 got me twisted

    5. Government has refused to ban importation of vegetables by big retail shops. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Joseph Mwanamvekha told Parliament that government can only impose punitive taxes on imported vegetables. Mwanamvekha: Govt can only impose punitive taxes on imported vegetables. Ntcheu North Member of Parliament (MP) Assani Lipande of Democratic Progressive Party asked government to ban importation of the farm produce such as tomatoes and Irish potatoes to allow local farmers sell their produce to big shops. But Mwanamvekha who was responding on behalf of Minister of Trade Henry Mussa said other countries will ban Malawian products if importing vegetables was to be prohibited in the country due to trade agreements. “But we can still achieve the same objective by putting other measures including value added tax [VAT] and non-tariff barriers,” he said. His response attracted comments from other legislators who supported Lipande’s idea. Mzimba Solora MP Jacob Hara of Malawi Congress Party questioned why Malawi has policies that favour foreign markets arguing that buyers in Malawi should not shun local products because of trade agreements. “The US [United States of America] is affiliated to regional integration but does not import clothing from China. Countries like South Africa do not import cars from Japan,” he said. People’s Party’s Ralph Jooma who is MP for Mangochi Monkey Bay said government should empower farmers and ensure that buyers have markets in rural areas. Malawi has bilateral trade agreements with South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

    6. Sorry but they are not talking about fruits,they are talking about vegetables and apples are fruits not vegs.I hope i make it simple for you boss

    7. sit and think about it over bfo making such a comment boss

    8. in vegetables we have tomatoes & strawberries.
       what type of vegetables are these?

       #just_thinking_aloud

    9. ….and yes, we grow apples in Malawi, go to Ntchisi and Ntcheu,you will see

    10. Ma apples akumalawi amawawasa tisanamizanepo apa,,tating’ononso touma

11. looks like our beloved government understands the concept of free market. The concept is not always advantageous to the general economy though.

12. Kod afuna apangeso vegetable gate ngat momwe adapangiraso ndi chimanga?

13. That’s my home Malawi

14. The Government must put their feet on the ground to support local farmers. Otherwise they will need Zimbabwean army to solve the problem, kkkkkkk.

    1. zimbabwean army cn help may b

15. gud,,,w lyk vege_international.. kkk

16. zina akhuza kumaitanitsa monga apples osati carberg Ai aziitanitsa zokhazo zomwe Ku Malawi kulibe

17. This is wrong. What about job creation? What about local businesses benefits. These big retailers must buy our local farmers. They must only import what we don’t have. So if they don’t support our local farmers then let’s not buy their products since they don’t buy farmers.

    1. But there is other vegetables in Malawi we don’t grow properly like lettuce,spinach and garlic is better to teach our farmers to grow what this shops need than to start argue or complaining

    2. I don’t agree. I have seen people with big bags of garlic cloves transporting from Malawi to SA. Spinach and lettuce is plenty in Malawi. Its just that they don’t want to support our local farmer

    3. But our type of garlic is very small in size than a South African type

    4. Trust me most of garlic in SA comes from Malawi. I saw with my naked eyes.

18. we hv quality vegetables in th country y importing. we loosing our currency on simple things. “ban fruits n veg frm abroad” tindalamati tizizungulila mommuno

    1. But in Malawi we don’t have nice apples and orange we don’t have commercial farming in this dead state

    2. fruits fyn koma ma veg nde tisanamizanepo apa. masamba aquality alipo kwangokula ndikukhomelelana

19. mpaka masamba kupanga import, zanyanya. apange ban bax ife tisamangolima ma kabitchi kumasowa otigula apa

    1. Kkk

    2. kkkkkkkkkk komatu inu chonsecho mukafuna anu madamba mudzikagulitsa maiko akunja nanga anzanu a maiko ena samafuna kukagulitsa awo ma vegetables kunja kwa dziko lawo ?

    3. nanga umasewela ntakato bawo ilipobe? we playing awin game. not aloose 1 No

20. Kkkkk

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