NASFAM for youth involvement in agriculture
National Association of Smallholder Farmers (NASFAM) has emphasised the importance of increased youth involvement in agriculture to drive socio-economic development of the country. NASFAM’s Innovation...
Category : Agriculture
Chitipa embraces AI-based agriculture app
Authorities in Chitipa District have welcomed the introduction of Malawi Digital Plant Health Services (MaDiPHS), a government-led project aimed at targeted and efficient pest and...
Five countries assist Malawi with 19,000 tonnes of grain
Malawi’s development partners have committed to providing the country with 19,000 tonnes of grain through the World Food Programme. The countries: Sweden, France, the Netherlands,...
Ultra poor households targeted in Mchinjii with lean season response
Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DOdMA) is distributing maize to communities in Mchinji District to help them through the lean period. Each household will be...
TC gets tough on nested tobacco
The Tobacco Commission (TC) says it has tightened measures to curb fraudulent practices in tobacco sales, warning that farmers who deliberately stuff bales with non-tobacco...
Kawale launches distribution of relief maize
Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale, on Wednesday presided over the distribution of relief maize under the 2024/2025 lean period at Chimbiya Primary School ground at...
Government determined to end hunger
Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale says the government is determined to end hunger. Speaking at Chimbiya Primary School in Zomba during the joint celebration of...
NASFAM reports increase in Mchinji youth’s participation in commercial agriculture
National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (NASFAM) has reported a staggering 250% increase in youth participation in commercial farming this year in Mchinji district. As...
Maize prices drop in September
Maize prices dropped to K790 per kilogramme last month from K796 per kilogramme in August this year, signaling the impact of the opening of Admarc...
‘Avoidable air pollution-induced deaths must trigger action’
Household air pollution is globally killing 3.2 million people every year, a development Oxfam Malawi says should spring countries like Malawi, where reliance on fuel-wood...