Poverty ripping off Malawi farmers
Poverty has left farmers with no option and selling crops at a low price is the only way they can get some money to buy basic needs. With reports of bumper yields that Malawi has… ...
Month: May 2017 Posts
Mutharika hailed
An economist in the country has hailed President Peter Mutharika for his government’s plans to put in place measures to abolish tenancy labour in the country. During the commemoration of Labour Day on Monday, Mutharika… ...
Malawi asked to find an alternative to tobacco
A commentator has reiterated the need for Malawi to replace tobacco as the country’s highest forex earner following low prices at the market. The 2017 tobacco selling season opened last week but farmers sang the… ...
Workers retrenchment continues haunting Malawi
Despite the country`s economy being recently deemed to be on the right track by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), local companies continue to post low profits thus cutting their workforce. The business sector has suffered… ...
More soul searching needed to end unemployment in Malawi
Malawi has an uphill task to end unemployment trends that have largely crippled the youth who continue to scramble for jobs, an analyst has said. An economic expert has argued that there should be unending… ...
Malawi economy on right track, expert agrees with IMF
A local economic expert in Malawi has said that the economic projections for the country by International Monetary Fund (IMF) give a true picture of Malawi’s economic situation. The expert, Joshua Mbewe, said Malawi is… ...
There is still hope for Malawi farmers
An economic and business expert has said there is still hope for Malawi farmers if they start focusing on other cash crops like cotton to replace tobacco which is facing a threat of being banned.… ...
