Affordable Input Programme (AIP) Archives

Chakwera says corrupt people frustrating AIP

Nov 22, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says there are corrupt people who are deliberately frustrating the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) and he has warned that his administration will not tolerate any malpractices. Speaking during the weekly ‘Malawi Wa… ...

Driver arrested for possessing 54 bags of AIP fertilizer

Nov 21, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested a 26-year-old man for being found in possession of 54 bags of Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) fertilizer. Dedza police assistant public relations officer Cassim Manda identified the suspect as… ...

Man nabbed over national IDs

Nov 18, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Polie in Ntchisi have arrested 33-year-old Chikumbutso Msandide for being found in possession of 36 National Identity Cards belonging to beneficiaries of the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP). Public Relations Officer Inspector Harry Namwaza said Msandide… ...

Man arrested for creating 95 ghost AIP beneficiaries

Nov 18, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested an extension worker who created 95 ghost beneficiaries of the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). Confirming the development was Dedza police deputy public relations officer Sergeant Cassim Manda who identified the… ...

Talking Blues: Isn’t President Chakwera proving to be all talk and no trouser?

Nov 16, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Facts being to the mind what food is to the body (Edmund Burke), I will start with facts. Justice Dr Chifundo Kachale’s extraordinary leadership in managing the 23 June 2020 Fresh Presidential Election raised our… ...

Two arrested for possessing farmers’ IDs

Nov 14, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Police in Lilongwe have arrested two men for being found with national identity (ID) cards and cash taken from beneficiaries of the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). Lilongwe Police Station Publicist, Sub-Inspector Joseph Kachikho identified the… ...

Kulima Gold Supervisor nabbed for selling underweight bags of fertilizer

Nov 13, 2020 Lameck Kamtoseni 0 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested Kulima Gold supervisor for Chamama satellite depot for selling underweight bags of fertilizer to beneficiaries of the Affordable Inputs Program (AIP). The suspect has been identified as Kelson Chimphala, 26,… ...

DC calls for patience from chiefs over AIP challenges

Nov 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

District Commissioner for Thyolo Douglas Moffat has appealed to chiefs in the district to exercise patience saying his office is working tirelessly to address their concerns regarding Affordable Inputs Program with the aim of assisting… ...

Rumphi HRDC cancels demos

Nov 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Rumphi chapter of the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has cancelled demonstrations against poor management of the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) after a meeting with government officials. Malawi Government through ministry of Agriculture on Tuesday… ...

SFFRFM Manager, guard arrested for stealing from AIP beneficiaries

Nov 10, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 1 &

Police in Dowa have arrested a shop manager and a security guard for stealing money from Affordable Input Program (AIP) beneficiaries. The two are John Mgombe, aged 31, who is a shop manager at Chankhungu… ...

Rumphi HRDC to hold demos

Nov 10, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rumphi community members led by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders in the district have said they will hold demonstrations over poor management of Affordable Input Program (AIP) in the district. According to a letter… ...

Chakwera rebuffs IMF on AIP: State House says Malawi leader wants to fight hunger

Nov 02, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

State House has questioned why the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has problems with the Affordable Input Programme (AIP), saying President Lazarus Chakwera introduced the programme to fight hunger in Malawi. Speaking in Lilongwe during a… ...

Chipiku Stores manager arrested for overpricing AIP farm inputs

Nov 02, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Police in Mponela - Dowa, have arrested a Chipiku Stores Branch Manager at Bowe Trading Centre for allegedly selling cheap farm inputs under government's Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) at prices higher than the recommended ones.… ...

Mpungwepungwe ku malo ogulitsira fetereza otchipa ku Zomba

Oct 25, 2020 Owen Ndalama 0 &

Anthu ochokela m’midzi ya mfumu yaikulu Mulumbe komanso Chikowi ku Zomba ati ku malo omwe fetereza otsika mtengo akugulitsidwa m’bomalo kukumakhala mpungwepungwe chifukwa cha kusapezeka kwa apolisi. Fetereza otsika ntengoyu wayamba kugulitsidwa dzulo m’madera ena… ...

Malawi leader attacks donors over subsidies

Oct 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has condemned donors for opposing subsidies in Africa when their governments also provide subsidies to their own farmers. He was speaking at Pilimiti Primary School Ground in Zomba during the launch of… ...