Government backs Green Jobs as solution to youth unemployment
Government says promoting green jobs could help tackle Malawi’s rising youth unemployment as thousands of young people enter the labour market each year. Director of...
Category : Agriculture
Malawi launches first early-maturing pigeonpea variety
Malawi has marked a milestone in its fight against food insecurity with the release of its first early-maturing vegetable pigeonpea variety, Chitedze Pigeonpea 3 (ICPV...
Parly committee gives ADMARC 7 days to report on contaminated flour
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation has given ADMARC Limited seven days to submit a detailed report on the recalled 45 metric tonnes of contaminated...
Malawi–Egypt cooperation to boost NFRA’s capacity
National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) is expected to expand its storage facilities and improve maintenance following the Egyptian government’s commitment to support the initiative. Egyptian...
Research calls for increased investment, coordination in Malawi’s food systems
New research findings have revealed that inadequate financing and weak coordination continue to undermine Malawi’s efforts to transform its food systems and improve household food...
Govt steers farmers towards commercial production
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Thoko Tembo, says supporting farmers with modern agricultural equipment and infrastructure marks a decisive shift in government’s...
Over 18,000 farmers redeem SAPP II RED farm inputs
By Olive Phiri Over 18,000 farmers in Balaka and Lilongwe have redeemed their farm input packages through the Response to Emergency and Disaster (RED) component...
Lack of pineapple markets worries farmers
By Zione Chisale, Mulanje Pineapple farmers in Mulanje District are facing potential losses after producing large quantities of pineapples without access to reliable markets,...
How APM solved food puzzle in first 100 days
By Owen Mavula and Geoffrey Chinawa On 16 September, 2025, Malawians made a bold decision to usher back into power Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika...
Farmers regain hope in Mutharika’s first 100 days
Grace Madalitso, a farmer in Nsanje, has already accessed quality inputs and is hoping for higher yields. Madalitso Kasanga, 54, of Traditional Authority Nchilamwera...