Agriculture Posts

Chatama laments hunger crisis in Balaka, with residents relying on Mangoes

Oct 06, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Nyakwawa Chatama from Balaka District has raised concerns over the worsening hunger crisis in the area, where many residents have been forced to rely on mangoes for survival.  She made the remarks on Sunday when… ...

CADECOM sets to implement a resilience program for smallholder producers in Dowa

Oct 03, 2024 Vincent Gunde 0 &

The Catholic Development Commission (CADECOM) in Malawi, a development arm of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) with support from Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) and Danish Church Aid (DCA) will implement a 24-months Improved Livelihood… ...

Malawi can achieve food self-sufficiency – Mwenifumbo

Oct 03, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

Leader of the National Development Party (NDP), Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo, has expressed confidence that Malawi can become food self-sufficient within Africa. Mwenifumbo, who served as Deputy Minister of Agriculture during the administration of former President… ...

Ministry develops IMS to improve trade

Sep 25, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

In a bid to promote trade between Malawi and other neighbouring countries, the Ministry of Agriculture is developing a single software solution to help the ministry develop and install a modern Sanitary and PhytoSanitary information… ...

Farmer-friendly technologies to boost food security, sustainability

Sep 21, 2024 Burnett Munthali 0 &

 A new project aimed at supporting Malawian farmers by introducing eco-friendly and animal-friendly technologies has been proposed, with the primary focus on ensuring that information is delivered in a way that farmers can easily understand… ...

Malawi’s rice yields among world’s lowest

Sep 20, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi's rice production ranks among the lowest globally, highlighting a pressing need for strategic interventions to boost yields. This was revealed when the Minister of Agriculture, Sam Dalitso Kawale, officially launched the second National Rice… ...

ADMARC markets to reopen with reduced maize prices

Sep 11, 2024 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture has announced that ADMARC markets will officially reopen this Friday, September 13th, 2024, with maize selling at a new price of K790 per kilogram, translating to K39,500 per 50kg bag. In… ...