Agriculture Archives

Employee packs sand in fertilizer bags to dupe Farmers World

Apr 09, 2017 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Police in Kasungu have arrested a 30-year-old Farmers World branch manager for packing sand in fertilizer bags and presenting it as fertilizer. Deputy Public Relations Officer Harry Namwaza identified the suspect as Robert Somanje who… ...

Agricultural investment and microfinance in Malawi

Mar 24, 2017 Joshua Mbewe 0 &

A vibrant microfinance organization achieves all the best practice ratings. It ranges from acceptable levels of portfolio at risk (par) client utilization, productive outstanding portfolio and of course motivated staff. But the current situation in… ...

Malawi should research for pest resistant maize – Cisanet

Mar 07, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 0 &

Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) has called on government to invest in research for resistant varieties of maize in order to deal with armyworms which have destroyed maize in parts of the country. This is… ...

Teachers vital in addressing child labour in Malawi’s tobacco growing areas

Jan 30, 2017 Thandizo Sakala 9 &

Teachers are crucial labour in fighting child labour in Malawi’s tobacco growing areas, it has been observed. The remarks were recently made in Dowa where 94 teachers from Kayembe and Dzoole Education Zones in the… ...

Hunger might strike again this year as armyworms are on the loose

Jan 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

Malawi's Ministry of Agriculture says armyworms are attacking crops in parts of southern region. The armyworms known as false armyworms have so far hit Balaka, Mangochi Blantyre, Mulanje, Chiradzulu, Kasungu, Nsanje and Chikhwawa. In a… ...

No rest for thieves: maize traders storm Admarc offices demanding K298m

Jan 07, 2017 Luke Bisani 33 &

It is now not raining but rather pouring for Admarc as local maize traders have opted to hold vigils at the corporation’s head offices in Blantyre to force the parastatal pay for the staple grains… ...

Mutharika hailed for setting up commission of inquiry

Jan 04, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 25 &

Civil Society Grand Coalition has commended President Peter Mutharika for setting up a commission of inquiry to investigate Admarc’s purchase of maize from Zambia. Spokesperson for Civil Society Grand Coalition Lucky Mbewe said it is… ...