Month: January 2020 Posts

Government raises Maize buying price to K310

Jan 30, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has hiked the maize buying price in order to encourage private entities who are keeping maize stocks to sell it to the government. The government… ...

Villagers steal relief maize, injure police officers in Chiradzulu

Jan 22, 2020 Owen Ndalama 1 &

Police in Chiradzulu are hunting for people who injured five police officers and stole bags of maize at Namitambo ADMARC on Monday. According to public relations officer for Chiradzulu Police Sergeant Yohane Tasowana, there was… ...

Mzuzu residents forced to pay chiefs to access maize from Admarc

Jan 22, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A committee comprising chiefs at Chiputula Admarc depot in Mzuzu has been accused of demanding money from community members who go to the depot to buy maize. According to the community members, one of the… ...

Govt gives farmers two weeks to sell maize to ADMARC

Nov 08, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

… Says will import if it fails to buy locally Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has told farmers and traders to sell maize to ADMARC before the end of the… ...

K7 billion cashgate hits Admarc

Jul 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has revealed about a K7 billion cashgate at Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc). It has been revealed that Admarc spent K7 billion without Treasury's approval as required by the Public… ...

Mutharika appoints new Auditor General

Jun 20, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has appointed Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) employee Harold Mwala as the new Auditor General (AG). Mwala's appointment is effective Monday 18th June, 2018. He has replaced Stephenson Kamphasa whose contract… ...

Dausi dragged into Chaponda case

Feb 27, 2018 Luke Bisani 35 &

Malawi’s information minister Nicholas Dausi is expected to testify against former minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development George Chaponda this afternoon in a corruption case. Dausi is expected to be a state witness against… ...

APM admits corruption is rife in government

Dec 25, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 37 &

President Peter Mutharika has admitted that corruption remains a big challenge in government. Mutharika made the sentiments during an interview with Zodiak Broadcasting Corporation. Mutharika said there are some government departments like Admarc where corruption… ...

Govt secretly bails out Admarc

Dec 08, 2017 Luke Bisani 10 &

Malawi Government has settled local loans that Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) obtained to buy maize. An amount of K23 billion is said to have been released from the treasury to pay local commercial… ...

Admarc to start buying maize

Nov 18, 2017 Russell Kondowe 108 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has said it will start buying maize from farmers next week. According to the parastatal, farmers will be able to sell their maize at its 337 markets countrywide… ...

Mutharika lifts maize export ban

Oct 30, 2017 Bright Malenga 75 &

President Peter Mutharika has removed the maize export ban that his government imposed. He said the ban has been lifted with immediate effect. Mutharika made the announcement when he made an unannounced visit to Agricultural… ...

We will buy your maize, ADMARC tells farmers

Sep 13, 2017 Luke Bisani 31 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has assured small scale farmers in the country that it will buy their maize. These sentiments follow fears that ADMARC will not be able to buy maize from… ...

Chaponda maizegate refuses to die: ADMARC angers ZCF

Aug 30, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has angered Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZFC) for failing to pay for over 4000 metric tonnes of maize the Malawian parastatal bought from the neighbouring country. Reports reveal that… ...

Govt adamant on maize ban

Aug 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 59 &

Despite Malawi having excess maize following a bumper harvest in the 2016/17 farming season, government has said that no maize should be exported outside the country. Malawi government has urged all maize traders to sell… ...

Five in for stealing gun

Aug 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 10 &

Five men including an Admarc security guard have been arrested for stealing a pump gun at Chigumula Market Admarc in the commercial city of Blantyre. Limbe Deputy Police Spokesperson Wisdom Nhlane has identified the five… ...