Month: November 2019 Posts

TAMA warns farmers against tobacco overproduction

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Tobacco Association of Malawi (TAMA) says it expects tobacco farmers to produce 161 million kilogrammes of the crop during in the 2019/20 growing season and has warned farmers against overproduction. Speaking during the Press… ...

Malawi agriculture conference to discuss reduction in demand for tobacco

Nov 09, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Agriculture Transformation Initiative (ATI) will hold its second annual Agriculture Transformation Summit to discuss reduction in demand for tobacco and ways of helping smallholder tobacco farmers transition to alternative livelihoods. The summit will be… ...

Nankhumwa scraps tobacco quota penalty

Sep 18, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa on Tuesday announced the immediate suspension of the 75 percent penalty on tobacco sold outside individual quotas. The minister made the announcement while addressing tobacco farmers at the Tobacco Commission… ...

I want farmers to be rewarded for their work – Nankhumwa

Sep 13, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says he will use his position to ensure farmers are rewarded for their toil. The minister told state owned MBC he wants farmers to be able… ...

Tobacco proceeds hit K45 billion

May 16, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi has made US$62 million (about K45 billion) from tobacco after five weeks of sales, according to AHL Group. An infographic released by AHL yesterday shows that K45 billion has been made from the sale… ...

Farmers encouraged to take farming as business

May 03, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

An international non-governmental organization (NGO) has underscored the need to impart knowledge to farmers to embrace farming as business as one way of diversifying income generation. Disaster officer for Danish Church Aid (DCA) Lewis Karenda… ...

Govt warns against illegal purchase of farm produce

Apr 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has warned traders that they will be arrested if found purchasing farm produce without licence. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism have said in a statement… ...

Farmers warned against selling tobacco to vendors

Mar 28, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has urged farmers in the country to avoid selling their tobacco to illegal buyers. Executive director for TCC Kaisi Sadala made the remarks ahead of the opening of the 2018… ...

M’mbelwa warns farmers against selling farm produce

Mar 25, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Inkosi M’mbelwa V of Ngoni People has called on farmers in Mzimba not to sell their farm produce to vendors. The Ngoni leader made the sentiments on Friday during a field visit to various lead… ...

Malawians think farming is for the uneducated – Mutharika

Mar 22, 2018 Bright Malenga 1 &

President Peter Mutharika has blasted educated Malawians saying they think farming is only for people who cannot get office jobs. Mutharika made the remarks during the third congregation of Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural… ...

TCC concerned over non-tobacco materials

Mar 20, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) has expressed concern over increase of non-tobacco related materials that are found in tobacco. This has been stated in a press statement which the commission released recently. TCC noted that… ...

FUM wants youths to venture into farming

Mar 07, 2018 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Government has been urged to start providing loans and raise minimum buying prices for farm produce to make farming attractive to youths and women. Since farming is regarded as unprofitable business by some, providing incentives… ...

Rice farmers smelling low yields

Mar 05, 2018 Bright Malenga 3 &

Rice farmers in Nkhotakota district have said erratic rainfall this year will result into low yields. Malawi24 visited some rice farmers in the district who expressed concern that rainfall during 2017-2018 growing season has been… ...

Farmers told to buy armyworm pesticides

Feb 25, 2018 Bright Malenga 14 &

Agriculture authorities in Dowa have asked farmers in the district to buy pesticides to deal with armyworms since government cannot provide all farmers with the chemicals. Dowa District Agricultural Development Officer (DADO) Mabvuto Mdulamizu said… ...

CICOD in fight against armyworms

Jan 29, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

The Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD) has donated pesticides and sprayers to farmers in Dowa district to help them deal with fall armyworms. In early January, the organisation also gave out maize and soya… ...