Burundi and Malawi’s agriculture investment boosted
Burundi and Malawi are among the six African countries that have been awarded grants to support their National Agriculture Investment […]
Agriculture
Cotton output up by 360%, though farmers feel cheated on prices
This year, Malawi has produced 365 percent more cotton than last year, that is 244 154 tonnes compared to 52 […]
US$125 million for Shire River Basin Conservation
The World Bank has provided the Malawi government with US$125 million, about K33 billion, to improve land and water management […]
Farm Input Subsidy gets K40 billion
Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy program, touted for improving food security for the past six years, has been allocated a whopping […]
The problem with Malawi’s state-subsidized maize surplus: Nutrition
Malawi is fixated on maize, but Kristof and Stacia Nordin aim to change that. They say native crops would bring […]
Tobacco revenue to fall by 36% from last year
News is coming from the tobacco market – earnings from tobacco, the country’s principal export crop, will dip by 36 […]
Quton Malawi pledges to improve cotton production
New cotton seed producers, Quton Malawi, say it targets at improving cotton production in the country and help government save […]
Malawi to receive US$40 million boost from Agro-fund
Malawi is to receive about US$39.6 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (Gafsp) to help the […]
African Union, New Partnership for African Development-NEPARD recognizes Malawi’s agriculture sector
Malawi has been recognized as one of the only eight African countries that have exceeded the ten percent target investment […]
Tobacco raking in needed Forex
Tobacco sales currently underway in Malawi continue to rake in the much needed foreign currency to revive the southern Africa […]
Govt lifts ban on Soya export
The Malawi government has lifted the export ban on Soya beans with immediate effect. In a statement issued Friday, Minister […]
Malawi Sells Tobacco at 32% Below Government-Mandated Price
The average price of tobacco in Malawi, the world’s largest producer of the burley variety of the leaves, was 32 […]
Southern African countries collaborate on plans for climate research centre
Five countries in southern Africa have joined forces to launch a research center that will work on combating climate change […]
Malawi sugar group to invest $40m to kick-start Nkhata Bay cane production
Malawi’s Limphasa Sugar Corporation plans to invest $40-million to kick-start sugar cane production in the northern lakeshore district of Nkhata […]
Tobacco prices rise after Bingu’s death, deported Graham jets in
Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) on Friday expressed happiness over high prices offered at auction floors for the past three […]
Tendering Malawi’s Natural Resources
The unkempt grass stirs restlessly in the background, as the multi-directional winds produce snaky noise in the after-math of their […]
Child labour on Malawi’s tobacco farms worries investors
Landlocked and with approximately 80% of its population living in rural areas, Malawi’s economy is largely structured around its agricultural […]
Minister mediates over tobacco farmers concerns
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, is said to have mediated the dispute that erupted on the first day […]