Month: September 2021 Posts

Govt raises price of AIP fertilizer

Sep 16, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government say farmers will now be paying K7,500 for a 50KG bag of fertilizer under the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). This is an increase from the K4,495 which farmers were paying under the AIP in… ...

State House downplays concerns over conflicting statements on AIP

Sep 13, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

State House has downplayed concerns over conflicting statements from Minister of Agriculture and President Lazarus Chakwera on the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP). This morning during the State House brief, Director of Communications at State House,… ...

Difficult to maintain AIP beneficiaries list, Minister tells CDEDI

Sep 04, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) says Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has told the organization that the initial beneficiaries’ list of the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) can only be maintained if… ...

CDEDI demands Lowe’s resignation over AIP

Aug 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has called on Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe to resign, saying his ministry reduced the number of Affordable Input Programme (AIP) beneficiaries without consulting President Lazarus Chakwera… ...

Minister Lowe hails MAWARD program for uplifting agriculture sector

Jul 13, 2021 Chris Loka 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water development Robin Lowe has commended Malawi African Women in Agriculture Research and Development (MAWARD) program for its efforts towards inclusive and agriculture-driven prosperity in the country Lowe made the… ...

Minister Lowe calls for early utilisation of Shire Valley Transformation Project

Jun 22, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Lobin Lowe has challenged authorities implementing the Shire Valley Transformation Project to ensure that intended beneficiaries of the project start utilising it as early as possible instead of… ...

Smallholder growers cry foul over tea price

Apr 29, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Smallholder tea growers in Thyolo have complained over low price of tea, saying the price has been stuck at K121 per kilograms for over four years and they are not benefitting while tea estate owners… ...

Lowe hails arrest of traders found buying produce without licence

Apr 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has welcomed the arrest of people who were found buying farm produce at low prices and without licences. Lowe said the traders were exploiting farmers and his Ministry wants this… ...

Govt sets Maize price at K150 per Kg

Apr 02, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has set the price of maize for this year's marketing season at K150 per kilogramme. Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe announced the farm gate prices at a press briefing in Lilongwe yesterday. The… ...

Lowe says low productivity blocking farmers’ participation in markets

Feb 15, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe says smallholder farmers fail to participate in markets, agro-processing and value addition as they do not harvest enough produce. He was speaking during virtual meeting on Future of Smallholder Farming… ...

Lowe hopes more farmers will get agricultural advice through new strategy

Dec 11, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture has expressed hope that the newly launched National Agriculture Extension and Advisory Service Strategy will help the ministry reach more farmers in hard to reach areas with extension services. He was speaking… ...

CISANET calls for reforms in Agricultural sector

Dec 05, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Romeo Umali The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) says there is a need for reforms in the agricultural sector to ensure that massive investments in the sector are not wasted. The director of CISANET,… ...

Lowe challenges Shire Valley Irrigation project implementers on performance

Nov 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has challenged implementing partners for the Shire Valley Transformation Project to set performance indicators to ensure that the multibillion kwacha loan project materialises. Lowe said the special key performance indicators… ...

Talking Blues: Isn’t President Chakwera proving to be all talk and no trouser?

Nov 16, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

Facts being to the mind what food is to the body (Edmund Burke), I will start with facts. Justice Dr Chifundo Kachale’s extraordinary leadership in managing the 23 June 2020 Fresh Presidential Election raised our… ...

Chakwera touts AIP as a fulfilled campaign promise

Oct 17, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has disagreed with some quarters of the society who claim that the Tonse Alliance is failing to implement its campaign promises, saying the Affordable Input Program (AIP) is a fulfilled promise.… ...