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3,122 people to lose jobs at ADMARC

Sep 06, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) says it will fire 3,122 employees as part of its restructuring exercise. Speaking with reporters on Monday at Parliament, Board Chairperson for ADMARC Kusamba Dzonzi said the state-owned… ...

Cyclone Nepotism: Agriculture Ministry demotes directors from the South

Aug 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture is being accused of reshuffling its top layer managers through unprecedented 'political overhaul' as some directors have been moved from the Ministry's headquarters to various stations across the country. According to… ...

Communities in Nkhata Bay narrate benefits of sustainable fishing

Aug 06, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Communities in Nkhata Bay say they have managed to deal with human activities that were leading to reduction of fish in Lake Malawi and have now noticed changes in availability of fish in the lake.… ...

Govt hikes maize price

Jul 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has increased the price of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) depots from K205 to K300 per kilogram. Ministry of Agriculture Principal Secretary Sandram Maweru has confirmed the hike in a… ...

Ministry of Lands seeks to improve delivery of land administration services

Jul 26, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Ministry of Lands is implementing Land Information Management System (LIMS) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of land administration services to the general public and to ensure transparency and accountability in all… ...

Malawi Queens suffer defeat to South Africa

Jun 27, 2022 Gracious Zinazi 0 &

The Malawi National Netball team this afternoon suffered a 93-48 defeat to South Africa in Cape Town. The Queens had Joyce Mvula- GP, Jane Chimaliro- GA, Thandie Galleta- WA, Takondwa Lwazi- C, Martha Dambo- WD,… ...

Two arrested over tobacco smuggling

Jun 06, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Two people have been arrested in Mchinji after they were caught smuggling 52 bales of tobacco to Zambia. The Tobacco Commission (TC) and Malawi Police conducted a joint operation on Saturday which led to seizure… ...

Dairy farmers given hope over prices

Jun 02, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, says government will speed up the process of establishing a National Milk Marketing Board to control milk production and regulate minimum price for the product in the country. He disclosed… ...

Optichem hikes fertilizer prices

May 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

New prices Optichem (2000) Limited has increased prices of fertilizer effective on the 30th May, 2022, following the 25% devaluation of Kwacha that happened on the 27th May, 2020. According to communication Malawi24 has seen,… ...

Smallholder farmers bemoan lack of steady markets

May 29, 2022 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Smallholder farmers at Mchenga Irrigation site in Balaka have complained of lack of steady markets for their horticultural products, saying they are forced to sell their products at low prices offered by buyers in the… ...

Agricultural organization promotes cooperatives

May 24, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Farmers Voice Africa (FAVOA) says agricultural cooperatives enhance coordination among farmers and are one of the ways of reaching out to every farmer, enabling the farmers to benefit from their labour. FAVOA is a non-profit… ...

Malawi makes US$26 million from 13m Kgs of tobacco

May 21, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Malawi has sold 13 million kilograms (Kgs) of tobacco, generating over twenty-six million United States dollars (USD26 million; about K21 billion) during the ongoing tobacco sales at the country's four tobacco floors. Despite having some… ...

CAT promotes new farming technologies to farmers

May 14, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) is promoting new farming technologies to farmers and encouraging them to adopt the technologies in their own farms. The initiative started last year and in Lilongwe it's being implemented at… ...

JTI encourages growers to use live bans for tobacco farming

May 09, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTl) Leaf Malawi Limited has encouraged its growers to plant more trees to expand and establish live ban base for tobacco farming in order to grow tobacco that is required on the… ...

Youths drilled in farming

May 05, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

A non-governmental organisation called “Conserve with Benefits” has trained youths in agricultural practices that are more resilient to climate change. The youths in this training are from Ukwe EPA, TA Kabudula in Lilongwe district. Speaking… ...