From Malawi to McDonald’s: Two Brits in Malawi quench Western thirst for smoothies
The mango trees on Lake Malawi feed most of their fruit to the shadows. Each year, millions of sweet, yellow-fleshed […]
Agriculture
Maximising the female force behind African agri supply chains
In the developed world, debates rage on boardroom gender quotas and equality of executive pay. However, far less prominence is […]
Malawi expects around 50% increase in maize surplus this season
Malawi expects its maize surplus to increase by nearly 50 percent this season, the minister of agriculture said on Tuesday, […]
MCP, UDF question Pres. Banda’s parallel FISP
Opposition parties, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have questioned the rationale behind President Joyce Banda’s intention […]
Pres. Joyce Banda to launch parallel farm subsidy programme
Malawi President Joyce Banda has told the nation that in the next growing season she will introduce a parallel Fertilizer […]
Fairtrade in Malawi: what next to build a sustainable future for farmers and workers?
What next to build a sustainable future for farmers and workers in Malawi? Vidya Rangan, Senior Research and Impact Manager, […]
Joyce Banda visits Malawi Mangoes Ltd: ‘Agriculture sector key in job and wealth creation’
President Joyce Banda on Thursday visited Malawi Mangoes Limited, a company geared at producing mango and banana pulp for the […]
Malawi blames maize shortage on illegal exports
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Peter Mwanza says illegal exports of maize by unlicensed foreign traders have largely resulted […]
Malawi bans maize exports
The Malawi government has banned with immediate effect exportation of maize and other legume seeds, warning to persecute anyone found […]
Land degradation damaging global agricultural production, warns new UN study
The international community is losing vast amounts of agricultural production due to the effects of continuing land degradation such as […]
Malawians rethink maize planting as climate dries
Less than three years after Ezelina Nyirongo reluctantly abandoned cultivation of her favourite local maize varieties, the 48-year-old from Rumphi […]
Permaculture Combats Malnutrition in Malawi
Recognizing that low-cost improvements to family farms could increase household food security in Malawi, the Kusamala Institute of Agriculture and Ecology implemented […]
Malawi tobacco earnings hit US$12million
Malawi has realized US$12 million (at least MK4 billion) from the 156 million kilograms of tobacco sold since the start […]
A partial equilibrium model of the Malawi maize commodity market
A partial equilibrium model of the Malawi maize commodity market. This paper presents a model of the Malawi maize commodity […]
The future is bright for Malawi’s green economy
“I can see that the future is bright,” says Kate Kaunda, a fish processor from Kachulu Beach in Malawi, “I […]
Govt to register cotton growers
Malawi will soon start registering all its cotton growers with the yet to be established Cotton Council following the passing […]
Crop export venture failed over ban fears
Farmers Union of Malawi (Fum) has disclosed that its coordinated produce export venture by a consortium of local commercial farmers […]
Malawi farmers adopt rain-water harvesting technologies
There is steady progress in the adoption of low cost technologies of harvesting and storing rain-water by farmers compared to […]