Ministry of Agriculture Archives

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… ...

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… ...

Zomba farmers challenged on irrigation farming

Jan 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Synd Kalimbuka Farmers in Zomba have been challenged to take irrigation farming as a tool for eradicating hunger in the district. District Commissioner Dr Smart Gwedemula made the remarks during supervision of a K… ...

Malawi farmers urged to protect irrigation infrastructure as floods loom

Dec 28, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Ministry of Agriculture has urged irrigation farmers to protect irrigation infrastructure as Malawi expects heavy floods due to Cyclone Chalane. Cyclone Chalane is expected to land in Mozambique on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 and… ...

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… ...