Farmers urged to adopt local climate-resilient seeds
Farmers in Chikwawa and Nsanje Districts have been encouraged to grow local varieties of seeds which are resilient in the face of climate change. Agriculture...
Category : Agriculture
Govt urges farmers to adopt new farming technologies
Farmers in the country have been urged to adopt climate-friendly farming technologies to increase crop production. Principal Agriculture Officer for Mzimba North, Miriam Nkhoma made...
TRADE programme calls for sustainable livestock farming
Transforming Agriculture through Diversification and Entrepreneurship Programme (TRADE) has urged those in dairy and livestock farming to adopt sustainable animal husbandry practices that minimise environmental...
MWASIP provides K557 Million matching grants to communities in Mangochi
Malawi Watershed Services Improvement Project (MWASIP) has provided matching grants worth K557 million to farmer groups and agri-enterprises in Lower Lingamasa catchment in Mangochi District....
‘ADMARC needs sustainable financing solutions’
Right to Food Coalition has called for sustainable financing solutions that can strengthen the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC). Chairperson of the Coalition, Alfred...
Bungwe la SFFRFM lati zokonzekera AIP zili m’chimake
Bungwe la Small Holder Farmers Fertilizer Revolving Fund of Malawi (SFFRFM) lati zokonzekera zokhudza ntchito yogulitsa feteleza wotsika mtengo mundondomeko ya boma ya AIP zikuyenda...
Mchinji youths embrace permaculture
To curb challenges posed by climate change and declining soil fertility, young people at Kangwele in Traditional Authority Nyoka in Mchinji have embraced permaculture farming....
Farmers benefit from financial inclusion project
Over 180,000 smallholder farmers in twelve districts have been equiped with new farming technologies, courtesy of a project by Opportunity International Malawi called ‘strengthening system...
Govt calls for vibrant extension services as AGRA pumps in K1 Billion
Minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale has appealed to players in the agriculture sector to invest more financial resources in extension services saying the knowledge gap...
WFP donates Genset to improve NFRA’s operations
World Food Programme (WFP) has handed over a genset aimed at improving efficiency in handling grain at the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA). According to...