Agriculture Posts

Chakwera touts AIP as a fulfilled campaign promise

Oct 17, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has disagreed with some quarters of the society who claim that the Tonse Alliance is failing to implement its campaign promises, saying the Affordable Input Program (AIP) is a fulfilled promise.… ...

Chakwera to launch AIP on Saturday

Oct 16, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera will on Saturday launch the 2020/21 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) in Zomba district. This is according to a statement released on Thursday signed by the Secretary to the President and Cabinet… ...

MET complains over shortage of weather stations in Malawi

Oct 14, 2020 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services says a lack of weather stations is one of the challenges the department is encountering in assessing and forecasting weather conditions. Chief Meteorologist for the Department responsible… ...

Affordable Input Programme to be launched next week

Oct 07, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Government through the ministry of agriculture has announced that it will next week launch the Affordable Input Programme (AIP). This is according to the minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe who announced the development in Parliament… ...

Chakwera says Malawi has enough fertilizer to roll out AIP

Oct 06, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says Malawi has enough fertilizer to roll out the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) next week. The President made the remarks when he visited fertilizers warehouses for Malawi Fertilizer Company, Farmers World and… ...

Expert says farmers should be exposed to more crops

Oct 03, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

An agriculture expert says establishing markets for farmers in both rural and urban areas and exposing farmers to alternative crops is a key way of improving agriculture in the country. Country Director for Agriculture for… ...

JTI buys 23 million Kgs of tobacco

Oct 01, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

JTI Leaf Malawi says it had a successful tobacco marketing season as the company managed to buy more than 23 million Kilograms of high quality burley tobacco in 13 weeks despite the COVID-19 pandemic. JTI… ...