Month: February 2019 Posts

Blantyre City Council bans green maize business

Feb 20, 2019 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Blantyre City Council (BCC) has banned the selling of green maize in all markets in the city. This is according to the city's Chief Executive Officer, Dr Alfred Chanza, who in a statement said… ...

Maize prices slashed

Sep 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Government has reduced maize prices from K250 per kg to K170 per kg. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Joseph Mwanamvekha made the announcement Thursday during the launch of relief maize distribution in Traditional… ...

Govt sets K150/Kg maize price

Apr 21, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Government has set a minimum price of K150 per Kilogramme (Kg) for buying maize from farmers in the 2017/18 agriculture season. According to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development​​​​ signed… ...

Malawi upbeat dry spells, armyworms will have few effects

Feb 16, 2018 Russell Kondowe 6 &

At the heart of a worrisome dry spell and armyworms which have posed fears of a food shortage situation this farming season, Malawi government says the threat of hunger is not imminent. This has been… ...

Govt cancels maize export licences

Feb 09, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawi government has revoked all permits that allow traders to export maize and maize products. This follows the ban on maize export which was effected on February 5, 2018. According to a statement signed by… ...

Rain returns to Malawi

Feb 09, 2018 Archangel Nzangaya 1 &

After being hit by the persistent dry spells which led to the permanent wilting of maize crop, many areas in Malawi are now experiencing rains. From mid-January to early February many areas in Malawi had… ...

NFRA maize price worries farmers

Sep 25, 2017 Luke Bisani 42 &

...Allow us to sell outside.. Farmers in Malawi have faulted government for failing to set an example in buying maize at the price that was approved earlier this year. This follows announcement by National Food… ...

Govt adamant on maize ban

Aug 11, 2017 Bright Malenga 59 &

Despite Malawi having excess maize following a bumper harvest in the 2016/17 farming season, government has said that no maize should be exported outside the country. Malawi government has urged all maize traders to sell… ...

K42 billion maize debt sparks anger

Jul 06, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 19 &

Government has been condemned following reports that it will repay the loan which Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) took from commercial banks to buy maize last year. According to reports, ADMARC has offloaded to… ...

Low yields feared in Rumphi as stalk borers hit farms

Feb 11, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 13 &

There is fear that there will be low crop harvest in Rumphi this year as a total of 182 hectares of maize fields have been hit by stalk borers. The development follows more rains which… ...

Malawi’s inflation continue to rise

Aug 22, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 13 &

The country’s rate of inflation made a familiar movement in July as it jumped to 23.5 percent from 22.6 percent in June as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), the National Statistical Office (NSO)… ...

Govt admits failing to distribute maize

Feb 17, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 60 &

Government says it has run into serious problems such that it is failing to distribute maize to Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) selling points. According to minister of agriculture, irrigation and water development Allan… ...

Maize buyers to dip fingers in ink

Feb 16, 2016 Mphatso Khutcha Richard 24 &

People who want to buy maize at Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) depots in Blantyre will have to first dip their fingers in ink. The initiative has been introduced to trace vendors and other… ...

Thief jailed for 6 years

Jan 25, 2016 Gladson Mbumpha - Citizen Journalist 19 &

A thief has been jailed for six years after he broke into a building in Ntchisi and committed a crime. Peter Kanthemba confessed that on the night of September 11 last year, he broke and… ...