Farmers Archives

Exit potatoes enter tomatoes: Oversupply, the growers’ disgrace

Aug 18, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

… experts tip govt, farmers on value addition, structured markets It is no longer a secret that millions of people in Malawi are on the brink of extreme hunger. However, the year 2023 seem to… ...

Commission satisfied with tobacco prices

Aug 16, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Commission says it is satisfied with the prices that buyers offered in the 2023 tobacco marketing season and it is hopeful that the prices have motivated farmers to grow more tobacco. Speaking at… ...

Rising cost of feed haunts Mzimba fish farmers

Jul 22, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Fish farmers in Mzimba have complained about the rising cost of fish feed which they say affects sustainability of the fish farming industry in the district. Speaking in an interview on Thursday, Anna Nyirenda of… ...

Okhudzidwa ndi Namondwe Freddy alimbikitsidwa kuchita ulimi wamthilira

Jul 08, 2023 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

Ngati njira imodzi yochepetsera mavuto omwe anthu omwe anakhuzidwa ndi namondwe wa Freddy akukumana nawo, bungwe la Child Focus likulimbikitsa anthu okhala m'mudzi wa Sambazi, mfumu yaikulu Phimbi m'boma la Balaka kuchita ulimi wamthilira. Monga… ...

Ministry of Agriculture launches catchment conservation campaign in Zomba

Jun 16, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Ministry of Agriculture has launched Catchment Conservation Campaign under the theme 'Integrated Catchment Management for Enhanced Climate Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security. National Coordinator for Adaptation Fund Project in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gylbert… ...

Biotechnology key to food security – experts

Jun 16, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…say GMO products aren’t harmful to humans Experts in the agricultural sector have encouraged Malawians to embrace agricultural biotechnology saying it is key to the country’s increased agricultural productivity hopes and the realisation of 2063… ...

MCP MP complains over Soya prices in Mzimba

Jun 11, 2023 Baxter Mkumba 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament for Mzimba South Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere has asked government to ensure that farmgate prices are enforced, saying vendors are buying Soya at a low price of K350 instead… ...

Bushiri to buy maize at K560 per kg

Jun 10, 2023 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, who announced last month that his farm will produce 10,000 metric tonnes of maize, has said he will buy 5000 tonnes of maize from farmers at K560 per kilogram. Bushiri who is… ...

Agriculture expert says Bt- Cotton has led to increased yields

Jun 08, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

A senior lecturer of Biotechnology at Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) Abel Sefasi says Malawi cotton farmers are benefiting from genetically modified variety Bt-cotton as it has improved farmers' yields. According to… ...

World Bank gives Malawi K270 billion

Jun 02, 2023 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The World Bank has approved $265 million (about K270 billion) support for Malawi to be used for establishment of six irrigation schemes and for supporting an additional 560 productive alliances that target more than 112,000… ...

MRA gives 6 billion kwacha as refund to Tobacco farmers

May 31, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has paid over 6 billion kwacha as refund to tobacco farmers and this relates to the 3 percent withholding tax which government was deducting before 2021. Speaking to Malawi MRA Commissioner… ...

Bushiri’s Goshen Farms set to produce 10,000 metric tonnes of maize

May 16, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Authorities at Goshen Farm, a subsidiary of Goshen City which is led by Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, says their Mchinji farm is set to produce about 10,000 metric tonnes of maize. This is contained in a… ...

Nkhata Bay farmers offer land for mega farms

May 09, 2023 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

People surrounding Lweya Irrigation Scheme in Nkhata Bay District have given the Greenbelt Authority (GBA) a nod to commercially develop the Scheme into a mega farm. This follows series of meetings between officials from the… ...

Thyolo Thava constituents get banana suckers

Apr 25, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

After their bananas were hit by a new disease, communities from Thyolo Thava constituency have now started receiving new variety of banana suckers in a restoration drive. This is coming after some parts of Thyolo… ...

Si ine – mlimi ofusa Chakwera wakana kuti wapandidwa

Apr 12, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Zakaliya (Kumanja) kuyankhula ndi a Chakwera Mlimi wa fodya yemwe anafusa mtsogoleri wadziko lino Lazarus Chakwera fuso lothina, wakana kuti wamenyedwa ndi apolisi. Izi zikutsatira makanema awiri amene anthu akugawana mmasamba anchezo omwe anajambulidwa lero… ...