Month: February 2020 Posts

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… ...

Government raises Maize buying price to K310

Jan 30, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has hiked the maize buying price in order to encourage private entities who are keeping maize stocks to sell it to the government. The government… ...

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… ...

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… ...

Govt says it is committed to improving water supply

Dec 09, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says it will continue to modernise water supply facilities in the country in order to improve access to water. Grey Nyandule Phiri who is the Principal Secretary… ...

Govt gives farmers two weeks to sell maize to ADMARC

Nov 08, 2019 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

… Says will import if it fails to buy locally Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has told farmers and traders to sell maize to ADMARC before the end of 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 commends JTI for recruiting fresh graduates

Aug 12, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Malawi for recruiting fresh graduates. JTI held a Career Fair on Thursday in Lilongwe where graduates from both private… ...

Govt apologises for selling K37 billion tractors 

Jul 12, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Government has apologised to Malawians for selling 177 tractors which were bought using a US$50 million (about K37 billion) loan from India. The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development (MoAIWD) issued the apology through… ...

Govt hails research scientists

Apr 05, 2019 Johans Mumba 0 &

Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water development has saluted the commendable job agricultural research scientists are doing in the country to address challenges slapping productivity in the agriculture sector. The remarks were… ...

Alert: Foot and Mouth hits BT, Neno

May 30, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

...Butchers get stern warning... Malawi government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development has warned of suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease reported in Blantyre and Neno district. The ministry has disclosed… ...

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… ...

Govt warns against illegal purchase of farm produce

Apr 13, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Government has warned traders that they will be arrested if found purchasing farm produce without licence. Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development and Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism have said in a statement… ...