Ministry of Agriculture Archives

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… ...