Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) Archives

100,000 Malawians to receive free fertilizer

Jun 12, 2020 Macmillan Mhone 0 &

Government says it will provide free fertilizer and hybrid seed to 100,000 Malawians under the K38.4 billion Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP). Minister of Finance Joseph Mwanamvekha revealed this when he presented the K2 trillion… ...

Nankhumwa tells FISP beneficiaries not to sell coupons

Oct 16, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa has advised beneficiaries of the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) to use their coupons for intended purposes. Nankhumwa was speaking during the launch at Merowe Primary School in Phalombe. Distribution… ...

Govt seeks to protect FISP from abuse

Oct 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture says the 2019/20 Farm Input Subsidy Programme will be better than in previous years because the ministry has introduced measures to safeguard the programme against any form of abuse. Minister of… ...

Suppliers have messed up FISP – Chiefs

Nov 26, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Traditional leaders have accused suppliers in the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) of messing up the program. Speaking with Malawi24, Traditional Authority Inkosi Makwangwala of Ntcheu said suppliers are not delivering fertilizer and seeds in… ...

Malawi suspends FISP

Nov 07, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Government has suspended the 2018/19 Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) following irregularities during coupon distribution and supplier coupon redemption. This has been revealed in a press statement signed by Secretary for Agriculture, Irrigation and… ...

Truck driver sells 600 bags of subsidy fertilizer

Oct 31, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A truck driver is on the run after selling 600 bags of fertilizer meant for this year's Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP). Police in Ntcheu district say they have recovered 94 of the bags. The… ...

Transglobe told to remove injunction against Fisp

Oct 31, 2017 Luke Bisani 24 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has told Transglobe to vacate an injunction which the company obtained to stop implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp). Transglobe obtained the injunction in protest after its bid… ...