Month: April 2024 Posts

Chakwera urges Tobacco stakeholders to work in harmony

Apr 04, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has urged tobacco stakeholders in the country to continue working together in harmony to create a vibrant industry. The state president made the remarks on Wednesday during an engagement with officials… ...

TC’s second round of crop estimate survey shows a 17% increase in Tobacco production

Apr 02, 2024 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A second survey conducted by the Tobacco Commission (TC) for the 2023/2024 tobacco farming season has projected a 17% increase from what was produced in the 2023 season. Public Relations Officer for the commission, Telephorus… ...

33-day dry spell renders 109,340 farmers food insecure in Balaka

Mar 29, 2024 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Following a 33-day dry spell Balaka district experienced due to the El Nino weather pattern, at least 109,340 farmers fear being food insecure in the district. This follows the erratic rainfall the district has been… ...

Malawi Farmers urged to prioritize crop diversification

Mar 25, 2024 Malawi News Agency (MANA) 0 &

Mzuzu Agriculture Development Division has urged farmers in Rumphi district to prioritize crop diversification in a bid to promote food security and improve nutrition among farming households in the district. The division's Deputy Program Manager,… ...

Scientists at LUANAR say genetically-modified maize has shown resistance to fall armyworms

Mar 18, 2024 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Scientists at Lilongwe University of Agriculture  (LUANAR) say trials have shown that Genetically Modified (GMO) maize seeds are resistant to insects, particularly fall armyworms which affect maize yields in Malawi. The trials for the GMO… ...

Minister of Agriculture happy with Kulima and Afikepo Programmes

Dec 09, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale, says lives of farmers in the country have improved through Kulima and Afikepo Programmes as the programmes have equipped farmers with skills in production and value addition. The Minister made… ...

Tobacco growers encouraged to get licences on credit

Nov 09, 2023 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture has asked tobacco growers who do not have grower licence for this growing season and cannot afford to pay licence fees on cash basis to do so on credit and be… ...