Category: Agriculture

Chakwera won the confidence of the IMF * The ECF arrangement is also expected to catalyze grant financing and capital inflows including foreign direct investment and trade credit * This would pave the way for increased foreign direct investments, fostering productivity and economic stability Analysis by Laison Kamkole One of the substantial benefits of Malawi’s qualification for the extended credit facility (ECF) programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is the unlocking of foreign investments, with several development partners…

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* The facility agreement will empower FDH Bank to efficiently pool procurement for the upcoming 2023/2024 growing season * Aligning with Malawi Government’s strategy to bolster agricultural activities * The deal is a milestone that not only reinforces the bond between Afreximbank and FDH Bank * But also positions FDH as the first bank in Southern Africa to access a facility under Africa Trade Exchange By Duncan Mlanjira FDH Bank Plc has signed a landmark trade deal of US$10…

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* This country has the potential to become self-dependent provided we find the right solutions to our challenges * As Chakwera also officially launched this year’s affordable inputs programme (AIP) * With a message that the country must get into serious agricultural productivity to turn around the economy By Sylvester Kumwenda & Wanangwa Tembo, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera has said Malawi has the potential of becoming a self-reliant country through innovations in sectors like agriculture after he inspected wheat…

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Ladies and Gentlemen, when you are the youngest in the family, you find yourself surrounded by older people who are convinced they know better than you, powerful people who police you and tell you what you can’t and shouldn’t do. And if you are not careful, this can cause you to develop a mindset of timidity, a mindset that has you believing that you do not have what it takes to do great feats. In fact, in extreme cases,…

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* 193 members in T/A Katunga and Maseya expected to benefit from mechanised commercial farming * We are called an agro-based economy yet we produce so little. We need to produce more and export more By Leah Malimbasa, MANA President Lazarus Chakwera officially launched the 1,069-hectare Katunga-Maseya (KAMA) Cane-growers Cooperative Mega Farm in Chikwawa District, a mechanised commercial farming which is expected to benefit 193 members from the areas of Traditional Authorities Katunga and Maseya. The government injected K5.3…

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