Month: October 2018 Posts

3.3 million facing hunger in Malawi

Oct 03, 2018 Malumbo Harrison Kumwenda 0 &

Over 3.3 million people are struggling to get food in Malawi, government says. According to a press statement by the Secretary to Treasury Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Ben Botolo, government requires MK20.77… ...

UK, Ireland donate K6.6 Billion to Malawi

Dec 20, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 100 &

The UK Aid and Irish Aid have donated £6.8m (K6.6 Billion) to the Malawi government– funds meant to meet the food needs of over 500,000 vulnerable locals. Malawi Vice President, Saulos Chilima together with UN… ...

Malawi hunger: 6.7 million people got humanitarian support

May 10, 2017 Luke Bisani 17 &

A report by United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that 6.7 million Malawians received humanitarian support over the past nine months. The humanitarian supports was provided in line with the 2016 Food Insecurity Response… ...

No maize for sale – Admarc

Apr 04, 2017 Luke Bisani 0 &

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has refuted reports that it has plans to sell maize to neighbouring countries. Recent reports in the local media claimed that Admarc is in the process of selling… ...

MVAC bashed over ‘dubious’ hunger analysis of Malawi

Mar 27, 2017 Russell Kondowe 1 &

A local analyst has bashed the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee (MVAC) over its questionable analysis of the hunger situation in Malawi. The MVAC report projected that over 6 million Malawians would be in chronic need… ...

Malawi Hunger: Church donates to Nsanje families

Mar 27, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 0 &

Over 150 people who have been affected by hunger in the area of Senior Chief Tengani in Nsanje can now breathe a sigh of relief thanks to Africa Evangelical Church which has given each family… ...

WFP Malawi needs K8.3bn for hunger crisis

Feb 16, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 34 &

World Food Program (WFP) says it requires $11.5m (K8.3 billion) to continue providing assistance to Malawians who are in need of food aid. The organisation needs the funds to provide cash transfers to hunger victims… ...

Nsanje chief accused of demanding bribes from hunger victims

Feb 12, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 29 &

A chief in Malawi’s Lower Shire district of Nsanje has been reported to have demanded money from hunger victims in order to allow them to receive humanitarian aid, Malawi24 has learnt. Residents of Village Headman… ...

Admarc officials fly to America for another maize deal

Jan 27, 2017 Luke Bisani 93 &

At the heart of reports of  dubious transactions in the purchase of maize from Zambia, officials from Admarc have taken long flights to America to source the staple grains as hunger situation worsens in Malawi,… ...

Armyworms threaten food security in Nsanje

Jan 23, 2017 Chilenje Chilenje 33 &

Over 10,000 farmers in Nsanje district may face hunger this year following the invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in the district. Maize and sorghum are the most seriously attacked crops and agricultural authorities… ...

Hunger might strike again this year as armyworms are on the loose

Jan 13, 2017 Bright Malenga 68 &

Malawi's Ministry of Agriculture says armyworms are attacking crops in parts of southern region. The armyworms known as false armyworms have so far hit Balaka, Mangochi Blantyre, Mulanje, Chiradzulu, Kasungu, Nsanje and Chikhwawa. In a… ...

Malawi Hunger : Parents abandoning children due to hunger

Jan 10, 2017 Martha Chikoti 24 &

Eye of the Child has expressed concern over the tendency of some parents who are abandoning their children to search for food due to the hunger crisis. The concern has been made by the organisation’s… ...

Kaloswe sues Admarc, ZCF over maize deal

Jan 09, 2017 Bright Malenga 6 &

The Zambian company which was used as a middleman in the maize deal has sued Zambian Cooperative Federation (ZCF) and Agriculture Development and Marketing Cooperation (Admarc) for breach of contract. According to a statement of… ...

Malawi Hunger : People begin stealing cassava tubers to survive

Dec 29, 2016 Bright Malenga 87 &

As more than 8 million people in the country are struggling with hunger, some people in Nkhotakota district are stealing cassava tubers from others’ farms to survive. According to information that Malawi24 has gathered,  people… ...

Govt slammed over FISP hiccups

Dec 28, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 5 &

The Civil Society Agriculture Network (CISANET) has expressed dissatisfaction over the delay in the distribution of farm inputs under the trademark Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) to farmers in some districts of the country. According… ...