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CDH Investment Bank touts on agriculture as catalyst for Malawi’s economic growth

November 23, 2022

Franklin Kennedy, CDHIB chairperson of the Board * We have led the implementation of transformative projects in agri-business * Which has changed life in a rural community and signifies the potential for MEGA farms in transforming the Malawi economy * The bank has partnered with various corporates and is currently working diligently to provide customized solutions * To certain large government-backed institutions in the agriculture sector By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent While most countries are at a risk of…

CAMA supports re-opening of ADMARC markets as a blessing and timely for poor Malawians

November 23, 2022

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New Agriculture Minister Kawale claims ADMARC was not closed * Ministry of Agriculture should ensure that strict control measures are put in place * So that the markets are not invaded by unscrupulous vendors as this will affect or destroy all the good intentions * Also asks Government to release enough stocks of maize while controlling the amounts to be purchased by individual consumers * Minister Kawale declares that ADMARC was not ‘closed’ as some quarters were alleging *…

Agwenda Women Input Loan Initiative providing women with agribusiness support

November 23, 2022

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* These communities, especially the women, did not have proper agricultural knowledge, which was increasing the vicious cycle of poverty * So, we thought it wise to bridge that gap by providing support to the women through our agro dealer shops By Hastings Yobe, MANA Agwenda Women Input Loan Initiative (AWILI) — in collaboration with government agriculture extension workers — has embarked on a mission to help women in accessing certified farm inputs such as improved seeds and fertiliser…

Blantyre edition of Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night set for December 1

November 22, 2022

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* With funding from EU in partnership with European Investment Bank, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, First Capital Bank, Ecobank * Registration deadline for interested agro-business women contestants is Thursday, November 24 * To Register through link: https://forms.gle/HEgBPhgBVK7qMyCDA * Guests encouraged to attend to apply through: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boosting-womeninag-pitch-night-tickets-472430120207 By Duncan Mlanjira Following the success of Boosting Women in Agriculture Pitch Night in Lilongwe in May, selected Southern Region female-led agribusinesses will have a lifetime opportunity to present their business…

First Capital Bank introduces farming season loans for civil servants of up to K3m

November 22, 2022

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* Must be bonafide Malawi government employees * Must possess valid national IDs * Stamped bank statements and does not need any other collateral By Duncan Mlanjira One of Malawi’s leading financial institutions, First Capital Bank has launched a special farming season loan product ‘Tiyeni ku Munda’ — targeting Malawi government civil servants. Criteria is that they must possess valid national IDs; stamped bank statements and does not need any other collateral. Under the theme: ‘Feed the Harvest with…

A group of concerned youths inculcating waste management in Ndirande through converting it into compost fertilizer

November 17, 2022

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* It’s just a passion of concern of 14-plus volunteers financing themselves from their own pockets * They are motivating the communities to store their household waste products and hand them over to the Impact Group * The group is also raising tree seedlings which they want to plant on Ndirande Mountain * That have been left bare through wanton cutting down of trees by the community members By Petro Mkandawire, Correspondent Careless waste disposal is on a worrisome…

Johnston Village in Kasungu earns praise from Flanders Govt. for its climate change resilience

November 16, 2022

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The Flanders delegation being appraised of the village’s irrigation scheme * We were not able to produce enough crops for food and for sale due to poor rains and degraded soils * We have an irrigation scheme where we grow crops three times a year * We make manure for the degraded soil; we have a planted community forest and naturally regenerated forest * Where we are harvesting honey, and we have portable tap water By Vincent Khonje, MANA…

CAMA questions if Malawi government’s financial controls are efficient enough after failing to detect illegal transactions at Lowe-headed Agriculture Ministry

October 27, 2022

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Fired Agriculture Minister, Lobin Lowe * Chakwera simply confirmed what was always known by the public * Malawians expected the State President to have already triggered the legal process * To hold the various institutions and individuals that facilitated this illegal transaction to be held accountable By Duncan Mlanjira While thanking President Lazarus Chakwera for addressing the nation on matters related to abuse of public money on the procurement of fertilizers under the Agricultural Input Program (AIP), Consumer Association…

Greatest matter of urgency is to rescue this year’s AIP—Chakwera

October 26, 2022

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Chakwera speaking to the nation on Tuesday evening * 35,000 metric tonnes of NPK and 31,727 of Urea are available in Malawi * Another 7,000 metric tonnes of NPK will be on its way from Beira, Mozambique * 51,500 metric tonnes of NPK has been identified abroad, and financing options and procurement procedures are being pursued * 31,500 metric tonnes of Urea has also been secured, 13,500 of which already started arriving in Malawi * Most of the remainder…

Public applauds choice of Kawale as Agriculture Minister replacing Lowe

October 26, 2022

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* Kawale is a serious man — I know he will deliver. He brought a lot of innovations at Ministry of Lands * Being a noble person, he shouldn’t fall in the trap of being absorbed in the system * Time is a savage — even the noble can be changed through trappings of power * I am worried about the Ministry of Lands — it’s one of the most rotten ministries where we needed Hon. Sam to head…