Category: Agriculture

* The revamped AIP, which rolls out on October 1, will see farmers accessing fertilizer and seed inputs through farmer clubs and cooperatives to reduce fraud, improve logistics, and strengthen accountability * The initiative is targeting 1.1 million beneficiaries nationwide, each expected to pay K15,000 per 50kg bag of fertiliser with the commercial farming fertiliser sold at K90,000 per bag through Smallholder Famers Fertilizer Revolving Fund By Rosalia Kapiri, MANA Minister of Agriculture, Sam Kawale has announced a strengthened…

Read More

* Farmers should expect to harvest thousands metric tons of maize, rice as well as sugarcane — whose ready market is Illovo Sugar Malawi * The programme, touted as one of the biggest irrigation projects in Southern Africa, will cover 10,500 hectares which are the total hectares for 13 mega farms owned by cooperatives By Robert Nayeja, Leah Malimbasa (MANA) & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express President Lazarus Chakwera has assured people in the Lower Shire that his administration will…

Read More

* Now to be buying maize at K1,280 per kilogram in open and mobile markets, while mega farmers will receive K1,300 per kilogram, up from the previous K1,100 * This decision reflects our commitment to reward farmers fairly, encourage them to sell their maize, and ensure sustainable food supply for all Malawians By Arthur Kaludzu, MANA The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has announced an upward adjustment of maize buying prices in a move aimed at supporting farmers, curbing…

Read More

* Recent increases in maize prices had placed a heavy burden on families, particularly in rural and low-income urban areas * By importing maize, ADMARC aims to stabilise prices and ensure that every Malawian can afford this vital food item at a fair and reasonable price By Sheminah Nkhoma, MANA Agricultural Development & Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) has announced plans to import 200,000 metric tons of maize to maintain steady supply during the lean season and ease pressure on households….

Read More

* We are bringing in innovative fertilizers that will help farmers commercialise — products that are cheaper, that restore soil fertility and that will help farmers get better harvests from their farming * The company has capsule fertilizers that will be available in its shops across the country and costs only K44,000 per capsule, which is for one hectare, among other products of fertilizers * As ADMARC introduces grain-drying machines to reduce post-harvest losses and help farmers secure better…

Read More

* It continues to descend slowly, reaching 27.1% in June 2025 — supported by softening food prices * Food inflation — “which accounts for more than half of the country’s inflation basket — dropped to 31.6% from 44.9% in January 2024 * Non-food inflation edged down to 20.1%, from 22% in January 2024 — but while inflation has been decelerating in recent months, it remains high By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of the official launch of the Reserve Bank of…

Read More

* To meet the demand of the oil refinery factory in Limbe, which has been commissioned by President Chakwera yesterday * It will be crushing 500 tonnes of soya beans per day, which means that local soya farmers will have a readily available market * The plant will require about 150,000 tonnes of soya every harvesting season to support the whole value chain By Memory Kutengule-Chatonda, MANA Bakhresa Malawi Limited General Manager, Venkatesh Rao Pattipati, has challenged commercial farmers…

Read More