Month: April 2022 Posts

Chakwera condemns corruption in agriculture initiatives

Apr 26, 2022 Contributor* 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has criticised corruption in agriculture initiatives describing it as a stumbling block to the realisation of food security in the country. He was speaking Monday at Mkaika Community Day Secondary School ground… ...

Chakwera anticipates lower crop harvests

Apr 11, 2022 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi President, Lazarus Chakwera, says this year's crop harvest, including maize harvest, is anticipated to be lower than in previous years due to effects of climate change. Chakwera made the remarks after his second phase… ...

Many people have skipped this rally because of hunger – TA Mulumbe

Mar 29, 2022 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

Traditional Authority Mulumbe of Zomba district told President Lazarus Chakwera that only a handful people attended his developmental rally this morning because of hunger in the district. Mulumbe said this at Namadidi ground in Zomba… ...

 I have received insightful feedback from farmers – Chakwera

Mar 28, 2022 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says his crop inspection tour in Thyolo District today has allowed him to meet local farmers right in their fields and get insightful feedback. Chakwera conducted Crop Inspection Tour at M'mambo Village… ...

NGOs want Govt to reduce funding for AIP

Mar 04, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Action Aid Malawi together with the National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM) have asked Government to reduce money allocated to Affordable Input Program (AIP), saying the program is taking much of the agriculture budget.… ...

Bad roads deny people of Hewe access to AIP fertilizer

Feb 13, 2022 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Hewe road during rainy season in 2020 It has emerged that people of Hewe in Rumphi are yet to access fertiliser and other farm inputs due to bad roads that have been rendered impassable by… ...

Woman arrested for possessing 23 bags of AIP fertilizer

Jan 27, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Blantyre have arrested a 60-year old woman for being found in possession of 23 bags of fertilizer meant for Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). This is according to Ndirande police public relations officer Sergeant… ...

Couple found with 37 bags of AIP fertilizer

Jan 19, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Lingadzi Police Station has arrested a 50-year-old man and his 43-year-old wife for being found with 37 bags of fertilizer meant to be sold under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). The man has been identified… ...

Man arrested for possessing four national IDs at Admarc depot

Dec 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A 28-year-old man is in police custody at Dowa Police Station for being found in possession of four national identity cards which he wanted to use to buy affordable farm inputs. Dowa Police Public Relations… ...

Dowa Police embarks on AIP monitoring exercise

Dec 18, 2021 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Dowa Police Station led by the Officer In-Charge, Deputy Commissioner of Police Violet Magwaya on Friday conducted Affordable Input Program (AIP) monitoring exercise in a number of selling points within its policing jurisdiction. According to… ...

MPs asks government to solve AIP challenges

Nov 29, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of Parliament have complained about the challenges that people in their constituencies are facing when accessing inputs under Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) and have asked government through the Minister of Agriculture to address the… ...

Fake Police officer arrested in Ntchisi

Nov 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Chakhadza Banda, 43, has been arrested in Ntchisi after he posed as a police officer at an Agricultural Inputs Subsidy program (AIP) satellite depot at Nthesa trading centre in the district. Sergeant Yohane Tasowana, Public… ...

Two arrested in Zomba over AIP fertilizer

Nov 18, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) workers have been arrested in Zomba for selling fertilizer suspected to have been stolen. Zomba Police publicist, Patricia Sipiliano, has identified the two as Gift Chinamwali, 38, a… ...

Chakwera blasts AIP critics

Nov 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says complaints about cost of the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) come from people who live in ivory towers on a full stomach. The Malawi leader has since declared that his administration will… ...

Chakwera administration faulted for rushing to launch AIP

Oct 21, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Agriculture Committee of Parliament has faulted the President Lazarus Chakwera led government for proceeding to launch the 2021 Affordable Input Program (AIP) before preparations for the implementation of the program had been finalised. On Saturday,… ...