Month: June 2021 Posts

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… ...

Chakwera calls for reviewing of exorbitant Cannabis fees

May 26, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the prohibitive cannabis license fees should be revisited to allow Malawians to be involved in the production of the crop. Chakwera made the remarks when he went to Parliament to answer… ...

Lowe hails arrest of traders found buying produce without licence

Apr 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has welcomed the arrest of people who were found buying farm produce at low prices and without licences. Lowe said the traders were exploiting farmers and his Ministry wants this… ...

Chakwera wants sustainable alternative to tobacco

Apr 20, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says agriculture authorities should encourage cultivation of other profitable crops such as Cannabis to replace tobacco saying tobacco marketing is being affected by the anti-tobacco lobby. The Malawi leader made the remarks… ...

Groups given green light for cannabis cultivation

Apr 09, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) has approved applications from 35 groups intending to cultivate, store, process and distribute cannabis. CRA board chairperson Boniface Kadzamira said in Lilongwe today that the 35 groups have been given… ...

JTI releases K581 million to its farmers

Mar 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Malawi has released a total of K581 million to its contracted growers to assist the growers during the lean farming season as well as to cushion them at a time… ...

Thyolo Farmers told to grow sweet potatoes as dry spell hits maize

Mar 26, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Thyolo District Council has urged farmers to grow sweet potatoes as a dry spell has shattered expectations of a bumper maize harvest in the district this year. Acting district commissioner for Thyolo Arnold Jumbe said… ...

People of Mzimba West fault Government over AIP

Feb 14, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

People living around Kafukule, Malidadi and Mpherembe in Mzimba West are concerned over food shortage this year  as they have failed to buy fertilizer under the Affordable Input Program (AIP) because of the system government… ...

Two chickens going at K140,000

Dec 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Two chickens are being sold at K140,000 in Lilongwe with the seller touting the chickens as excellent egg layers. On a group call Poultry Farmers Malawi, one person is selling a Blue Orpington hen and… ...

Lowe hopes more farmers will get agricultural advice through new strategy

Dec 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture has expressed hope that the newly launched National Agriculture Extension and Advisory Service Strategy will help the ministry reach more farmers in hard to reach areas with extension services. He was speaking… ...

Malawi farmers urged to grow industrial hemp

Dec 05, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Centre for Agricultural Transformation (CAT) has urged small scale farmers to diversify and start growing crops such as Industrial Hemp other than just relying on tobacco. Speaking on 1st December, 2020 at BICC in… ...