Malawi sugarcane farmer visits Leatherhead for Fairtrade Fortnight
FROM rural Africa to the stunning scenery of Mole Valley, sugar cane farmer Henry Matenda has had an experience he […]
Agriculture
Firms earn US$500m from Malawi tobacco
Tobacco buying companies in 2012 earned up to US$543 million from the export of Malawi’s tobacco, the Tobacco Control Commission […]
More tobacco flocking to markets
Just four days after the 2013 tobacco selling season started, large volumes of tobacco have been registered at the two […]
Tobacco production doubles as market opens on Monday
As this year’s tobacco selling season starts this Monday, March 11, regulator Tobacco Control Commission -TCC- says production for the […]
Joyce Banda crop inspection field destroyed
Maize crop in a garden that President Joyce Banda inspected in Traditional Authority Makata’s area in Blantyre two weeks ago […]
Auction Holdings Limited prepared for new sales system
With the Lilongwe tobacco auction floors opening on Monday, Auction Holdings Limited (AHL) says it is well prepared for the […]
Tobacco market opens March 11
Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) says this year’s tobacco selling market season is expected to open on March 11, 2013. TCC […]
Free lesson to the president on maize prices
During a press conference last Saturday, a journalist asked the president if she was aware that her rhetoric on maize […]
President Joyce Banda criticizes Admarc officials for selling maize to illegal traders
President Joyce has criticised some Agricultural Development Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) officials for contributing to the maize shortages in the country. […]
Malawi, Equatorial Guinea in veggies export deal
Malawi will soon start exporting fresh and dry vegetables to Equatorial Guinea as one way of boosting its foreign exchange […]
President Joyce Banda to re-launch crop inspection tour used by Late Dr H. Kamuzu Banda
President Joyce Banda will from today re-launch crop inspection tour which used to be the trade mark of the original […]
Farm Radio plants seeds of success for struggling farmers
TV sets, computers and smartphones are hard to find in Sangano, Malawi, but farmers here are using an age-old mass […]
2013 tobacco sales start mid-March
Tobacco selling season for 2013 will open in mid March, Tobacco Control Commission TCC chief executive officer has confirmed. TCC […]
Malawi’s bountiful harvests and healthier children
In Malawi, the fields are full – and so are the children. Through research led by Michigan State University, crop […]
Land O’Lakes finds success with dairy micro co-ops in Malawi
The top US dairy cooperative has brought decades of expertise to Malawi, creating micro co-ops that pool their milk for […]
Mchinji registers FISP success
The Kalondolondo Project officials have expressed satisfaction with the distribution and sale of the Farm Input Subsidy Program (FISP) materials […]
African swine fever hits parts of Malawi
Authorities in Malawi’s southern Thyolo district have banned the sale of pork following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), […]
JB bans maize exports
Malawian President Joyce Banda has banned the export of maize to neighbouring country, including Tanzania. Ms Banda has also ordered […]