Irrigation development in Malawi: a pillar for food security and improved nutrition
The vast majority of smallholder farmers in Malawi are food insecure and dependent on rain-fed agriculture. To respond to this […]
Agriculture
Malawi sees 36% increase In tobacco exports
Malawi, one of the world’s largest tobacco producers, has realised a 36 percent increase in tobacco exports in first half period […]
Malawi tobacco production, economic reactor
Malawi’s economy is based primarily on the agricultural sector, which employs about 85% of the workforce.In 2013, the growth was […]
Monsanto to commercially release genetically modified cotton in Malawi
Monsanto has applied to commercially release Bt cotton in Malawi. Currently only 3 African countries grow genetically modified cotton – South […]
Dutch development bank invest $15 million in Malawi Mangoes – supporting sustainable food production in Africa
FMO, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Private Sector Window of the Global Agriculture and Food […]
Farm entrepreneurs feed Malawi despite climate change
Conditions for Malawian farmers are tough – with over 80 percent of agriculture reliant on rainfall, the shifting climate means […]
Living wage project for tea farmers in Malawi launched
Measures to increase wages for those dependent on the tea industry for their livelihood have been put forward in Malawi, […]
DR DRE SHOULD INVEST HIS BILLION DOLLARS IN FARMING IN MALAWI
It is now a well-known fact that Andre Young aka Dr Dre and Interscope Records’s Jimmy Iovine have sold their […]
Malawi’s subsidies farms are only affordable donor support not what is needed to boost agriculture
For a decade, Malawi has been subsidising farm inputs. The policy is very popular in rural areas, but other things […]
AGRA introduces e-farming platform in Malawi
The Agriculture Green Revolution for Africa (AGRA) have introduced an e-farming platform that will integrate the value chain actors in […]
Malawi tobacco sales rakes over $13.3 million so far
Tobacco sales have raked in over 13.3 million dollars since the market opened two weeks ago, against 6.8 million dollars […]
Zambia’s Green Party To Legalize Marijuana
In the wake of the announcement that Nigeria is now Africa’s biggest economy after GDP calculations were rebased in Lagos, […]
Tobacco prices increases as auction continues
There has been a slight improvement on tobacco prices at the Limbe auction floors today. The leaf is now starting […]
Malawi govt putting in place policies to attract tobacco cigarette manufacturing companies
President Joyce Banda says her government is putting in place deliberate policies to attract tobacco cigarette manufacturing companies as a […]
WE NEED TO CHANGE COTTON’S MARKETING STRATEGY- MINISTER
Government is not impressed with the way cotton is being sold in the country- saying the system is not strong […]
TOBACCO SEASON OPENS ON MARCH 24TH -AS GOVT SETS MINIMUM PRICES
Government has finally set tobacco minimum prices as the market opens on 24 March. Minister of Agriculture Dr James Munthali […]
TOBACCO- MINIMUM PRICES AWAIT GOVT
The tobacco minimum prices announcement are awaiting ministry of finance’s approval- the tobacco control commission TCCC has said. The Commission […]
“WE HAVE DELT WITH BOGUS GROWERS.” TCC ADMITTS THE DECREASE OF REGISTERED TOBACCO FAMERS
This year’s tobacco growers registration exercise has attracted less farmers with the figures declining from last year’s 58 000, but […]