Month: March 2018 Posts

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… ...

Maize export ban still affecting farmers

Jan 02, 2018 Luke Bisani 24 &

Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has said farmers are failing to invest in agriculture during the current farming season due to low maize prices last year. According to FUM, the ban on the exportation of… ...

Coffee farming needs support – Farmers

Nov 04, 2017 Martha Chikoti 15 &

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has asked government to consider investing in coffee farming if the crop is to be relevant in the country. This has been said by FUM's President Alfred Kapichira Banda… ...

Farmers want to decide tobacco prices

Jun 01, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 13 &

Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) says tobacco farmers should be allowed to decide prices of their leaf. President for FUM Alfred Kapichira Banda said it is sad that buyers and government are at the forefront… ...

Vendors blamed for tobacco’s high rejection rates

Apr 21, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 3 &

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has blamed high rejection rate of tobacco in the country on the introduction of trade liberalization. President of the union, Alfred Kapichira Banda said the ones who are causing… ...