Month: October 2023 Posts

Chakwera says dependency will not help Malawi

Oct 21, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has reiterated the need for Malawians to be self-reliant, saying dependency cannot drive the country forward. Chakwera said this when he launched the 2023/24 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) at Kavidebwere Primary School… ...

Chakwera witnesses wheat harvest

Oct 20, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has today witnessed the first ever large-scale harvest of wheat seed in Dowa district. Chakwera made a stopover in Dowa as he was going to Kasungu for the launch of the 2023/24… ...

Chakwera akawonelera kukolora tirigu ku Dowa

Oct 19, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Mtsogoleri wa dziko lino Lazarus Chakwera mawa lachisanu akhala ali m’boma la Dowa komwe akawonelere kukolora koyamba kwa Tirigu pa munda wina kenaka akukakhazikitsa ndondomeko ya fetereza wotchipa ku Kasungu. Izi ndi malingana chikalata chomwe… ...

Teacher forces STD 4 pupils to cultivate at his farm

Oct 19, 2023 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Ministry of Education has launched investigations into  a video clip which shows a group of standard four pupils at one primary school in the southern region tilling land at their teacher's farm. The video… ...

1.5 million farmers to benefit from 2023 AIP

Oct 17, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture says 1.5 million farmers will benefit from the 2023 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) in which the farmers will be buying a bag of fertilizer at K15,000. The Minister responsible, Sam Kawale,… ...

Chakwera believes Mega farms will improve agricultural productivity

Oct 10, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the Mega Farm Initiative which the Malawi Government is implementing will maximize agricultural productivity. Chakwera made the remarks when he officially launched the Katunga -Maseya (KAMA) cooperative Mega Farm in Chikwawa… ...

CTFC conducting farm inputs market surveillances

Oct 06, 2023 Chikondi Daza 0 &

The Competition and Fair Trading Commission (CFTC) says it is conducting market surveillances for farm inputs ahead of the next farming season. The commission says CFTC officials will visit Ntchisi, Dowa, Nkhotakota, Mzimba, Kasungu and… ...