Month: November 2016 Posts

Distribution of Fisp coupons to begin Monday

Nov 18, 2016 Martha Chikoti 21 &

The Malawi Government says it will start distributing coupons under the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) on Monday. Fisp National Deputy Coordinator Osborne Tsoka made the revelation in an interview with the local media. He… ...

Dubious firms, Computer Company awarded contracts to procure fertilizer

Sep 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 23 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has awarded fertilizer procurement contracts under the 2016/17 Farm Input Subsidy programme to fake companies owned by party members, it has been claimed. According to one Gerald Kampanikiza, some… ...

Fertiliser Subsidy beneficiaries reduced: 600 000 Malawians taken out

Aug 09, 2016 Luke Bisani 70 &

The Malawi government has slashed the number of beneficiaries for the Farm Input Subsidy (Fisp) from 1.5 million to 900,000 in the 2016/17 agricultural season. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture Hamilton Chimala said the… ...

Revealed:Hunger forcing farmers to sell Fisp coupons

Jan 01, 2016 Luke Bisani 18 &

The hunger situation in Malawi is forcing farmers to sell coupons used to buy cheap farm inputs, Malawi24 can reveal. Speaking to our reporter, some residents in Machinga district said they cannot buy fertilizer while… ...

Corruption mars FISP in northern region

Dec 30, 2015 Thula Chisamba 23 &

Fresh findings by Malawi24 indicate that the farm inputs subsidy program (FISP) has been marred by corruption especially in Malawi’s northern region where some wealthy people are taking advantage of the poor to access the… ...

Malawi government ponders on FISP security

Dec 15, 2015 Lackson Kanyoza 8 &

Malawi Police Service has expressed commitment to tighten security during this year's Farm Input Subsidy program (FISP) in the country in order to reduce cases of corruption. The pledge comes amid concerns that the program… ...

FISP not targeting the poor again – Government

Dec 09, 2015 Richard Jimu 17 &

The Malawi Government has come out of the dungeon to say that the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) will target every farmer in the country and not the poor alone as it were. This has… ...