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Farmers to hold anti-govt demos: ADMARC yet to pay them

Feb 22, 2021 Thula Chisamba 0 &

Some farmers in the country have hinted of staging massive anti-government demonstrations over failure by the Agriculture Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) to pay them in time. According to the farmers, ADMARC just got their… ...

Lowe says low productivity blocking farmers’ participation in markets

Feb 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says smallholder farmers fail to participate in markets, agro-processing and value addition as they do not harvest enough produce. He was speaking during virtual meeting on Future of Smallholder Farming… ...

Capital Dairy Industries Limited incentivise dairy farmers

Feb 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dairy products manufacturer, Capital Dairy Industries Limited (CDIL), has promised small loans to dairy farmers and has set milk prices at K210 per litre in order to motivate farmers to increase production. Speaking during a… ...

Zomba farmers challenged on irrigation farming

Jan 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Farmers in Zomba have been challenged to take irrigation farming as a tool for eradicating hunger in the district. District Commissioner Dr Smart Gwedemula made the remarks during supervision of a K… ...

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… ...

JTI awards farmers

Nov 13, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Malawi has awarded over 300 farmers’ clubs with ox-carts, bicycles and solar lamps for producing high quality tobacco. The farmers were awarded under a program called Mlimi Odzitsata which is… ...

Agricultural Transformation Initiative impressed with irrigation farmers in Dedza

Nov 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Agricultural Transformation Initiative (ATI) and Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) have hailed farmers who are growing various crops using irrigation at Golomoti and Ntakataka EPAs in Dedza. Speaking on Tuesday at Kam'tsitsi village, TA Kachindamoto… ...

Farming cooperative gets K72 million grant

Aug 17, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The United States Agency Development Foundation (USADF), an independent body of the United States government, has funded Mpepa farming cooperative in Kasungu with over K72 million in order to boost the cooperative's operations and improve… ...

Tobacco farmer commits suicide over failed money multiplying deal

Jun 05, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

A 38-year-old man in Kasungu has committed suicide by hanging himself over a failed money multiplying deal with a herbalist. The incident occurred on 2 June 2020 at Chiwoza Village, Traditional Authority Chulu. Public relations… ...

Nankhumwa commends small-scale farmers

Jan 29, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended small-scale farmers for their significant role in socioeconomic development of Malawi. Nankhumwa said this on Monday during Nasfam's 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in… ...

Ntchembere zandonda zagwa

Jan 04, 2020 Cosmas Kagulo 0 &

Unduna wa ulimi, ulimi wa nthirira ndi chitukuko chamadzi wati ntchembere zandonda zikuonononga mbewu zosiyanasiya m’madera ambiri m’dziko muno. Mbozizi zagwa chifukwa chakusintha Kwa nyengo m’madea ambiri mdziko muno. Izi zili chomwechi potsatira mvula yankutho… ...