Month: February 2020 Posts

Malawi Parliament passes cannabis bill

Feb 27, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Parliament has passed the Cannabis Regulation Bill which allows the cultivation of cannabis for medicinal benefits. Agriculture Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa introduced the bill Cannabis saying it would help diversify the economy and boost the country’s… ...

Nankhumwa blames traders for worsening hunger in Malawi

Feb 15, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the current food insecurity has been worsened by traders who want to make abnormal profits. Nankhumwa was speaking in Parliament on Friday when he presented… ...

Govt to buy maize from farmers soon after harvest

Feb 01, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says it will buy maize from farmers soon after the crop is harvested at the end of the 2019/2020 growing season. Minister responsible Kondwani Nankhumwa said this… ...

Nankhumwa commends small-scale farmers

Jan 29, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended small-scale farmers for their significant role in socioeconomic development of Malawi. Nankhumwa said this on Monday during Nasfam's 23rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) in… ...

Agriculture sector contributes 30% to Malawi’s GDP

Jan 11, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the agricultural sector provides 90 percent of export earnings which contributes 30 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Malawi. Nankhumwa revealed this on… ...

Opposition parties want to create chaos in Malawi – Mutharika

Jan 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

… Says he is leader for whole Malawi not one region President Peter Mutharika has accused opposition political leaders of lying to Malawians in rural areas about the outcome of the presidential elections case in… ...

Mutharika launches K70 billion agricultural commercialization project

Jan 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has today launched the Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) Project which seeks to graduate 650,000 small and medium scale farmers from subsistence to commercial farming. The six-year project is being implemented by the Ministry… ...

Chinese company hands over solar powered irrigation plant to Malawi

Dec 31, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A Chinese company has handed over to Malawi Government a solar powered irrigation and milling plant which government hopes will enable Malawi deal with food insecurity. The official handover ceremony of the solar-powered irrigation and… ...

There is hope, life after prison – Nankhumwa

Dec 29, 2019 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

 Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Hon. Kondwani Nankhumwa has assured inmates at Mulanje Prison that there is a better life after prison hence the inmates must have hope for a brighter future. Nankhumwa… ...

Nankhumwa asks for collaboration in improving sanitation

Nov 29, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has asked Malawians to work together in improving sanitation in the country. Minister responsible, Kondwani Nankhumwa, made the remarks Thursday during the 2019 National Sanitation conference that… ...

Lilongwe Water Board seeks K382 billion for projects

Nov 18, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Lilongwe Water Board (LWB) seeks to raise US$515 Million (about K382 billion) to implement projects that will improve water supply in Lilongwe City. LWB has developed an ambitious Investment Plan covering a period up… ...

Nankhumwa sponsors trip to Lake Malawi for DPP women

Nov 11, 2019 Russell Kondowe 2 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for the South Kondwani Nankhumwa on Saturday took DPP women from 25 districts to the beaches of Lake Malawi in Mangochi for a retreat. The DPP governesses from the… ...

Nankhumwa says Malawi has made strides in Agriculture

Oct 27, 2019 Bright Malenga 0 &

Malawi's Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa says the country has made strides in agriculture. Nankhumwa made the remarks on Thursday during a ministerial session of the third ordinary session of the… ...

Nankhumwa tells FISP beneficiaries not to sell coupons

Oct 16, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Kondwani Nankhumwa has advised beneficiaries of the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) to use their coupons for intended purposes. Nankhumwa was speaking during the launch at Merowe Primary School in Phalombe. Distribution… ...

Govt seeks to protect FISP from abuse

Oct 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture says the 2019/20 Farm Input Subsidy Programme will be better than in previous years because the ministry has introduced measures to safeguard the programme against any form of abuse. Minister of… ...