Agriculture Archives

Thyolo Council looks to revive banana farming

Jul 03, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo District Commissioner Douglas Moffat says the council is serious with its initiative of restoring banana farming and make Thyolo main supplier of bananas in Malawi as it was before Chisaka virus attacked bananas in… ...

Minister Lowe calls for early utilisation of Shire Valley Transformation Project

Jun 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Lobin Lowe has challenged authorities implementing the Shire Valley Transformation Project to ensure that intended beneficiaries of the project start utilising it as early as possible instead of… ...

Malawi, India seal pigeon peas export deal

Jun 16, 2021 Guest Writer 0 &

By Sylvester Kumwenda – MANA Governments of Malawi and India have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the field of trade of Pigeons peas that will see Malawi exporting to India… ...

AIP has shifted focus from other crops to Maize – MPs

Jun 12, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliamentarians have expressed concern that the Affordable Inputs Subsidy Programme (AIP) has moved the focus from other crops such as Tobacco to Maize alone. This was said during a Cluster Committee on Agriculture Irrigation &… ...

Zimbabwe-Malawi trade exhibition to be held this month

Jun 07, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Thirty Zimbabwean companies will participate at a trade exhibition which be held in Malawi this month and which aims at increasing trade between Zimbabwe and Malawi. According to Zimtrade – the National Trade Development and… ...

Chilima urges implementation of conference resolutions

Jun 01, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima has called on stakeholders at the Agricultural Policy Conference to join hands in implementing the resolutions of the conference. Chilima made the remarks on Tuesday after opening the 2021 Malawi Annual… ...

Think tank calls for implementation of research findings

May 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mwapata Institute says Malawi should start implementing agricultural research findings in order to transform the agriculture sector in the country. This was said by Mwapata Institute Executive Director William Chadza during a press briefing held… ...