Ministry of Agriculture Archives

Member of Parliament for Nkhata-Bay Central Vuwa Kaunda

MPs demand Govt to distribute maize in Admarc depots

Aug 14, 2023 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Members of Parliament have told Government through the Ministry of Agriculture to start distributing maize in all Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) depots across the country, saying people in their constituencies are experiencing hunger… ...

Ministry of Agriculture launches catchment conservation campaign in Zomba

Jun 16, 2023 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Ministry of Agriculture has launched Catchment Conservation Campaign under the theme 'Integrated Catchment Management for Enhanced Climate Resilience for Food and Nutrition Security. National Coordinator for Adaptation Fund Project in the Ministry of Agriculture, Gylbert… ...

Mtambo, Chimwendo Banda travelled to South Africa to search for fertilizer suppliers

Nov 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Smallholder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFRM) has revealed that it paid for Minister of Youth Richard Chimwendo Banda and Minister of National Unity Timothy Mtambo's trip to South Africa where they went to… ...

Lowe fired as AIP committee chairperson

Oct 19, 2022 Russell Kondowe 1 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has fired Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe as chairperson the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) Committee amid revelations that Government has been duped out of K750 million meant for the AIP. Chakwera has… ...

London butchery at centre of K30 billion loot was set to be closed in August

Oct 16, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

London based butchery Barkaat Food Limited which Malawi Government and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials used as conduit to loot over K30 billion (US$30 million) was set to be closed down in August this year.… ...

Cyclone Nepotism: Agriculture Ministry demotes directors from the South

Aug 11, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture is being accused of reshuffling its top layer managers through unprecedented 'political overhaul' as some directors have been moved from the Ministry's headquarters to various stations across the country. According to… ...

Govt hikes maize price

Jul 30, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Government has increased the price of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) depots from K205 to K300 per kilogram. Ministry of Agriculture Principal Secretary Sandram Maweru has confirmed the hike in a… ...

Wastefulness: Malawi spends K105m for Robin Lowe & six others for air tickets to China

Jul 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Greenbelt Authority has spent K105 million on air tickets for Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe and six other officials to travel to China. Lowe and six officials are going to Wuhan in China via… ...

Govt commits to expedite agricultural commercialization process

Apr 18, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

The Malawi government has expressed commitment to speeding up the process of agricultural commercialization so as to improve the country's food production systems. Deputy Minister of Agriculture Madalitso Kambauwa Wirima made the statement during a… ...

NGO says Mike Tyson should not be Malawi cannabis ambassador

Nov 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

A Civil society organisation says Malawi Government should not appoint Mike Tyson as the country's cannabis brand ambassador because he was convicted of rape in 1992 and remains a registered sex offender The grouping, Centre… ...

Govt raises price of maize

Sep 24, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Government has raised the selling price for maize in ADMARC depots from K160 to K205 per kilogramme. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Erica Maganga, has announced the price adjustment in a letter to… ...

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… ...