Although a fertile country, Malawi is prone to drought and disease
Although a fertile country, Malawi is prone to drought and disease. Its farmers live under the constant threat of crop […]
Agriculture
Malawi Tea Production Fell by 3.2% During First-Quarter, Central Bank Says
Tea production in Malawi, Africa’s largest producer of the leaf after Kenya, declined 3.2 percent during the first quarter, the […]
CHOICE OF TRADE – A SUICIDE ROUTE BY A LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY
Citizens of Malawi have in recent weeks been exposed to new vocabulary compelling them to start reading news papers to […]
Malawi’s maize output seen at 3.8 mln T this yr
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi is expected to harvest 3.8 million tonnes of maize this year, up from 3.5 million reaped […]
Tobacco farmers bemoan poor prices
TOBACCO farmers are disgruntled over the prices being offered at the auction floors and are urging government to urgently intervene […]
The Malawi Smallholder Farmer Maize Economy: Is Farm Input Subsidy Enough?
1.1 The Malawi smallholder farmer maize economy Malawi is a landlocked country in the southern Africa with about 13.1 million […]
Bio Energy Resources of Malawi planning $18M jatropha biodiesel plant
In Malawi, Bio Energy Resources of Malawi is planning an $18 million facility to convert jatropha seeds to biodiesel. Lourie […]
EFFECTS OF LOW MARKET DEMAND ON THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
The high sales rejection rate in the auction is not only affecting farmers but also the transport industry. James Kalowa […]
Transforming African Economies – Factsheet on Malawi
Malawi is one of the least urbanized countries in the world. In 2008, only 15.3 percent of the population lived […]
Malawi’s President Mutharika Accuses Tobacco Buyers of Sabotaging Economy
By Frank Jomo Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika accused tobacco buyers of trying to sabotage the southern African nation’s economy […]
Integrating legumes into Maize Systems………
By George Achia, Staff Science Writer Agricultural researchers from five African countries and Australia recently gathered in Nairobi to review […]
Tobacco poisons Malawi’s children
By KRISTIN PALITZ At the height of Malawi’s tobacco harvest, the lush fields of the country’s key tobacco growing district, Kasungu, […]
New farming practices grow healthier children
Ten years ago Joyce Mhoni, head of the Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit at Ekwendeni Hospital in the Mzimba district of northern […]
GM crops Uganda Tanzania Malawi
BY Joseph Olanyo Kampala, Uganda – As Uganda’s fate on the Biotechnology Bill waits parliamentary approval six years since it […]
Discovered in Malawi: high market demand for red paprika
The red paprika’ s are beautifully shining in the sun, they are planted in neat rows. The crop looks healthy, […]
AGRICULTURE IS A COMPLEX INDUSTRY IN MALAWI
Ordinarily, agriculture is understood as farming of food crops and raising of livestock by the majority of citizens in our […]
THE QUANDARY OF TOBACCO BUSINESS AT THE AUCTION FLOORS
Culture is learnt in the family not inherited. This is why children from one family behave differently from others in […]