Month: February 2022 Posts

The AfCFTA can be meaningful if we sell more products – Chilima

Feb 19, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima says Malawi has a big potential to make more money from agriculture through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) but the country has to make tangible strides with… ...

Cisanet to host Agriculture Policy Conference tomorrow

Feb 16, 2022 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Civil Society Agriculture Network (Cisanet) Malawi has organised a one-day Agriculture Policy Conference to be held in Lilongwe where participants will discuss opportunities in agriculture sector especially on trade. The conference will take place tomorrow… ...

Govt sets Maize price at K150 per Kg

Apr 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has set the price of maize for this year's marketing season at K150 per kilogramme. Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe announced the farm gate prices at a press briefing in Lilongwe yesterday. The… ...

CISANET calls for reforms in Agricultural sector

Dec 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) says there is a need for reforms in the agricultural sector to ensure that massive investments in the sector are not wasted. The director of CISANET,… ...

Journalists trained on open contracting in Malawi

Feb 02, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Media practitioners in the Central Region have been equipped with knowledge and skills in Open Contracting. The training was organised on Tuesday by Civil Society Agricultural Network (CISANET) with funding from Hivos. In an interview… ...

Tobacco prices shock FUM, CISANET

Apr 14, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 18 &

The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) and Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) have expressed concern over the low prices tobacco buyers were offering on the first day of sales in Lilongwe. When the tobacco market… ...