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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…

CFTC inspection exercise exposes serious breach of Contract Farming Strategy by industry players

October 21, 2022

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* Some farmers indicate that they did not sign contracts with contract buyers * Some contracts were in English, and used difficult legal language which the farmers could not understand * Specific prices for inputs were not indicated * Loans were in foreign currency (US$), not in local currency By Duncan Mlanjira Following up on its mandate, the Competition and Fair Trade Commission (CFTC) conducted inspections on contract farming in which it engaged over 60 farmers’ clubs across the…

Chakwera impressed with progress of Shire Valley Transformation Programme

October 15, 2022

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Chakwera and the First Lady viewing where the intake is to be rebuilt * Illovo Sugar Malawi also impresses the President in its planned investment to tap water from the canal * Through use of canal, Illovo Sugar is set to save on costs of power from ESCOM’s grid * The surplus power on ESCOM grid would be fully utilized for rest of Lower Shire communities * Over 48,400 households to benefit from the largest irrigation canal project in…

AIP Targets 490,449 farming households in Lilongwe

September 28, 2022

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AIP products * The beneficiary farming households will be identified and pre-listed from their farmer groups * Before a screening process at the Ministry of Agriculture * With an aim of ensuring that only those in active farming activities do benefit Nellie Kapatuka, MANA Lilongwe District Council agriculture cluster chairperson, Councillor Mathia Kavala says 490,449 farming households will benefit from the Malawi government Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) during the 2022-2023 farming season. Speaking during a full Council meeting on…

NGO invests 56 bicycles for Kasungu lead farmers; As Water for People also 3 to Blantyre schemes

September 28, 2022

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The donation in Kasungu * To ease mobility challenges which lead farmers have been facing in course of carrying out their duties * Water for People donation is a quest to promote professionalism in management of rural solar powered water establishments By Yankho Phiri & Chilungamo Missi, MANA Circle for Integrated Community Development (CICOD), a nongovernmental organisation that works in the agricultural industry, has donated 56 bicycles to lead farmers in Santhe and Chulu extension planning areas (EPAs) in…

Agriculture Minister implores on Chiradzulu communities to invest in irrigation farming

August 26, 2022

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A female farmer explaining their work programme to Lowe * There are millions of kwachas in irrigation farming–Lowe * Liaise with district director of agriculture, go and visit other irrigation schemes and see how your friends are progressing By Lydia Maganga, MANA Minister of Agriculture, Lobin Lowe has urged communities in Chiradzulu to fully utilize and invest in irrigation farming as it is a money spinner that could help in boosting the economy of the country. On his…

EGENCO, Shire Valley Transformation Programme working together to restore power lost at Kapichira Hydro Station

August 19, 2022

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The damage at Kapichira as captured in January * President Lazarus Chakwera directed that the lost 130 megawatts be restored at Kapichira by December * Restoration is in two phases; temporarily construction of the cofferdam around mouth of the damaged fuse plug * And as soon as power generation is restored, to reconstruct the whole dam structure with an improved design * The SVTP massive irrigation project is touted as the biggest of such in the Southern African region…

Cattle from Foot and Mouth-affected Chikwawa reportedly being smuggled into Blantyre through uncharted routes

August 19, 2022

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* Prices of beef in supermarkets have skyrocketed against the government’s regulated prices of meat products * This follows ban on livestock movement from Shire Valley ADD due to the disease’s outbreak * In South Africa, only veterinary permit holders can have their cattle for direct slaughter at registered abattoirs By Duncan Mlanjira Concerned meat products retailers in Blantyre indicate that they have received reports that most traders of beef in the local markets is from cattle that is…

Over 25,000 cattle out of about 39,000 affected animals vaccinated against Foot and Mouth disease in Chikwawa

August 17, 2022

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Foot and Mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease * Animal health experts are still on the ground with the exercise as well as to identify if more areas were affected * The disease was first clinically reported at Jombo, Chaonanjiwa and Mnthumba dip tanks * Preliminary investigation conducted by veterinary officials had then reported 49 clinical cases out of the affected 13 kraals By Duncan Mlanjira In the efforts to contain the outbreak of Foot and Mouth…