Tag: agriculture

Mulanje to enforce law on beer drinking time to curb crime

Published on May 16, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Prolonged beer drinking time in Muhiyo group village community in Mulanje District has provided fertile environment for rapists, forcing community […]

African Union, New Partnership for African Development-NEPARD recognizes Malawi’s agriculture sector

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi has been recognized as one of the only eight African countries that have exceeded the ten percent target investment […]

Malawi Congress of Trade Unions-MCTU, Employers Association of Malawi-ECAM in talks with Malawi govt following devaluation

Published on May 15, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi Congress of Trade Unions-MCTU is expected to engage in talks with government and Employers Association of Malawi-ECAM following […]

REVEALED!! Goodall Gondwe, Mulli dirty games exposed

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Ex-Minister of Natural Resources & Energy Goodall Gondwe and business tyrant Leston Mulli are reported to have influenced Malawi government […]

Malawi Lifts Lending Rate as Costs Rise After Devaluation

Published on May 14, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Malawi’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate 3 percentage points to 16 percent, days after devaluing its currency by […]

Local businessmen want to meet Joyce Banda

Published on May 11, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Following a meeting President Joyce Banda had with businessmen of Asian origin a few weeks ago, local business persons are […]

Malawi failing to capitalise on peas market

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The International Crops Research Institute for semi arid tropics (ICRISAT) has said Malawian farmers are loosing readily available markets of […]

Govt increases subsidy beneficiaries

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government has said it will increase the number of beneficiaries in the 2012 /2013 farm input subsidy program. […]

Govt lifts ban on Soya export

Published on May 6, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Malawi government has lifted the export ban on Soya beans with immediate effect. In a statement issued Friday, Minister […]

Zimbabwe: Fish poaching goes unabated

Published on April 19, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Fish poaching is prevalent in all major dams in Zimbawe. The activities of poachers have increased in areas such as […]

Child labour on Malawi’s tobacco farms worries investors

Published on March 29, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Landlocked and with approximately 80% of its population living in rural areas, Malawi’s economy is largely structured around its agricultural […]

World Bank Gives Malawi $30 million for agriculture sector

Published on March 23, 2012 by FACE OF MALAWI

Cash strapped Malawi will get a $30 million credit from the World Bank to shore up diversification from the maize […]

Horticulture can turn around Malawi | NewsTimeAfrica

Published on December 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Lilongwe – The marketing of horticultural crops such as bananas and mangoes can heavily contribute to the economic growth of […]

Malawi invites companies to expand tea sector

Published on November 25, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

TradeInvestAfrica reports that, Malawi, Africa’s second largest producer of tea, is looking for investors to expand the sector.   Investment […]

Crap Economics 101

Published on October 25, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

One of the premier junk journals – the Groan – has a good example of the type of harms done […]

Green & Clean: bringing tree planting to urban Malawi

Published on October 12, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

This project has had an extremely positive impact on, literally, thousands of beneficiaries in urban Malawi. There were the students […]

Researchers meets in Nairobi to discuss on agroforestry enhancement in combating food insecurity

Published on September 14, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Anthony Aisi , Kenya written by Anthony Aisi and Eric Akasa Researchers say the famine should prompt significant new investments […]

THE POOR PAY INDIRECTLY FOR SUBSIDISED FERTILIZERS IN MALAWI

Published on August 5, 2011 by FACE OF MALAWI

Oftentimes, poor citizens think subsidized fertilizers provided by government are free gifts. This is what our chiefs tell the poor […]