Month: March 2016 Posts

Govt blames Malawians for creating maize shortage

Mar 11, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 93 &

Minister of agriculture and water development Allan Chiyembekeza has hit out at Malawians for creating the current maize shortage. Chiyembekeza was speaking in Lilongwe where Japanese Tobacco International's (JTI) donated assorted food items. The minister… ...

Govt admits failing to distribute maize

Feb 17, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 60 &

Government says it has run into serious problems such that it is failing to distribute maize to Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) selling points. According to minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development Allan… ...

Malawi Government shot in the arm

Feb 10, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 47 &

At a time when the hunger situation in Malawi is becoming worrisome, the Japanese government has helped Malawi with a whooping 61 Million Kwacha for irrigation projects under the Gift of the Givers hand. The… ...

Malawians urged to deal with corrupt Admarc officials

Jan 28, 2016 Thula Chisamba 26 &

The Malawi government through the ministry of agriculture, irrigation and water development has urged Malawians to help it in dealing with corrupt employees of Agriculture Development and Marketing Cooperation (Admarc). The ministry wants Malawians to… ...

Chiyembekeza clarifies remarks on irrigation

Jan 28, 2016 Martha Chikoti 13 &

Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza has clarified his recent remarks in which he implied that few people would choose to grow maize using irrigation farming. Speaking to a local media… ...

Deforestation at irrigation scheme irks Minister

Dec 25, 2015 Martha Chikoti 15 &

Deforestation along Domasi River in Machinga district is a major challenge to Domasi Irrigation Scheme since it is resulting in low rice yield. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza made the remarks… ...

FISP not targeting the poor again – Government

Dec 09, 2015 Richard Jimu 17 &

The Malawi Government has come out of the dungeon to say that the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) will target every farmer in the country and not the poor alone as it were. This has… ...