Mulli Brothers farm input subsidy bid rejected
For the first time Mulli Brothers bid to supply fertiliser and seed in this year’s targeted farm input subsidy program […]
Agriculture
Malawi’s Press Agriculture donates lakeland for green revolution
The much touted initiative to use Malawi’s abundant water resources for irrigation farming in the face of climate change which […]
Malawi’s cotton ban slows Chipata-Mchinji rail use
The move by the Malawian Government to ban importation of cotton from Zambia has led to less usage of the […]
Malawi to earn K3bn through coffee
Malawi is this year expected to realize between 2 and 3 billion kwacha through the sale of coffee to the […]
Malawi’s food safety threatened by contaminated groundnuts
Fair trade NGO Twin is calling for urgent action after revealing 60% of groundnuts are not tested for potentially lethal […]
Govt told to impose ban on importation of agricultural products
Opposition legislators in Malawi have told the government to introduce new policies that would bar the importation of agricultural products […]
Malawi asked to review tobacco growing system
The Farmers Union of Malawi, an umbrella body of farmer organizations in the southern African country, has called for an […]
Govt to shortlist new subsidized farm inputs contractors
Three weeks after government cancelled contracts of companies hired to supply subsidized farm inputs, the authorities say they will soon […]
Are we facing another global food price crisis?
The worst drought to hit the USA in over half a century has sent international food prices climbing again. Prices […]
Cotton farmers disappointed with low prices
Disappointed by low prices and finding no satisfying explanation for the situation, cotton farmers in Traditional Authority Mlumbe in Zomba […]
Govt cancels subsidy fertiliser contracts to Mulli, Masangwi and others
overnment has cancelled prospective fertiliser procurement contracts for farm input subsidy which were supposed to be awarded to 20 suppliers. […]
China to boost Malawi’s agriculture sector
At the 2008 China-Africa Forum, China promised to help Africa improve its agricultural infrastructure and agricultural technology. More than three […]
China starts aid project in Malawi
China’s commitment to helping Malawi is taking the form of an Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center. The opening ceremony has been […]
Low prices worry cotton growers
Cotton growers in Chikhwawa district, southern Malawi, have expressed worry over continued low prices for the crop currently fetching K95 […]
USAID supports Malawi’s agri-sector
The United States Aid for International Development – USAID – has announced six new aid packages to improve Malawi’s agriculture […]
Govt worried over maize vending
Government has expressed worry that most households are selling maize, Malawi’s staple food, raising fears of a possible food shortage […]
Farmers Union wants more scrutiny on budget
Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) says there is need to do a ‘microscopic analysis’ of the 2012/13 agriculture budget despite […]
Tobacco earnings hit US$ 116 million
Earnings from Malawi’s major cash crop, tobacco, have gone up to US$ 116 million, which is about K31 billion, since […]