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Malawi Agrobiodiversity Network pleads with President Chakwera not to assent the Seed Bill into Act

April 26, 2022

The Bill passed through Parliament at supersonic speed * The legislation process should be reopened to allow for an inclusive process in the development of seed regulation * To balance with regulation of the commercial seed sector through provision for recognition, protection and support for farmer-managed seed systems * Revision of the Seed Act to guard against promotion of the GMO industry in Malawi in keeping with Malawi’s Biodiversity legislation By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Agrobiodiversity Network (MAgNet) has noted…

Alert Chikwawa Police intercepts enforcement metal bars stolen from Shire Valley Transformation Project’s construction site

March 26, 2022

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How the metal rods were packed in the Probox vehicle * Further investigations on the matter have been instituted to arrest more perpetrators * Sources in Chikwawa indicate that theft of construction materials is rampant at the site * It is being done in collusion with staff members that include its security detail * But having been alerted by the contractor, the police intensified its patrol along the road to Kapichira * Chikwawa Police assures the public of tight…

Government set to open awarding of more contracts to cooking oil manufacturers to cushion spiraling prices of the commodity

March 23, 2022

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* Government has been monitoring the commodity’s international price index * It has been observed that some prices are irrationally set here in Malawi * The country produces some of the raw materials for edible cooking oil such as soya beans, sunflower and groundnuts * Prices are usually high in retail shops in urban areas yet same brands in rural areas are relatively low By Joseph Chikalipo, MANA & Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express Minister of Trade and Industry, Honorable…

ADDA’s drone technology 6th cohort training with MUST dwells on flood disaster management

March 20, 2022

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The graduands explaining their innovations * Cyclone Ana and Gombe claimed lives of motorists, whose cars were swept away by heavy water overflow * They were unaware overflooded bridge decks had been heavily damaged * The course involved real time situations from flood affected areas of Chikwawa and Mulanje By Duncan Mlanjira The 6th cohort of the drone technology training that African Drone and Data Academy (ADDA) is conducting in conjunction with Malawi University of Science & Technology (MUST)…

Illovo Sugar MD Katandula urges Malawians to embrace the spirit of ‘Umunthu’ to create a thriving community

March 3, 2022

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Katandula; this is at the very heart of our purpose * The society at large is living in a time where the spirit of ‘Umunthu’ is the only way we are going to overcome all the challenges being faced * ‘Umunthu’ is capacity of the African culture to express compassion; reciprocity; dignity; humanity and mutuality * In the interests of building and maintaining communities with justice and mutual caring as described by late Desmond Tutu Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira…

Norway, IFAD commit to funding Malawi agriculture

March 3, 2022

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Chakwera with Anne Tvinnriem and Gilbert Houngbo By Wisdom Ngwira, MANA The Government of Norway and International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) have committed to pumping in more resources to Malawi to develop its agricultural activities. Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Tvinnriem and IFAD president, Gilbert Houngbo, made the commitment during their meeting with President Lazarus Chakwera and Ministry of Agriculture officials at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Monday. After the meeting, Tvinnriem said her country highly prioritises…

Tropical Storm Ana destroys 300,000 trees in Nsanje planted in 2021/2022 forestry season

February 27, 2022

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Traditional Authority Ndamera planting a tree on Friday As Ripple Africa embarks on a four-year environmental conservation project aimed at maximizing the use of biomass energy in Salima By Robert Nayeja & Grace Kapatuka, MANA Over 300,000 trees of the 1 million that were planted in Nsanje District the 2021/2022 forestry season have been destroyed by the recent Tropical Storm Ana. District Forestry Officer for Nsanje, Noel Moyo disclosed this in an interview on Friday at the official launch…

Norwegian Minister, IFAD President to visit Malawi in wake of storms to discuss climate resilience and hunger

February 25, 2022

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Norwegian Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim * Malawian farmers are still reeling from Tropical Cyclone Ana and other storms that followed * They are expected to meet President Chakwera; Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Finance * Extreme weather events have increased globally and have recently wreaked destruction in Malawi * And it is the small-scale farmers who are feeling the brunt of it — Houngbo By Duncan Mlanjira Norway’s Minister of International Development, Anne Beathe Tvinnereim — in the…

AGCOM disburses K2.1bn grants to 46 Central Region’s agricultural cooperatives

February 22, 2022

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1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament Madalitso Kazombo with Changu Producers and Marketing Cooperative from his Constituency By Kondwani Magombo, MANA A total of 46 productive cooperative alliances from 8 districts in the Central Region went away smiling on Monday after they obtained grants of various amounts from Agriculture Commercialization (AGCOM) to boost their agricultural businesses. The event was held at Mtunthama Extension Planning Area in Traditional Area Wimbe in Kasungu, and the agricultural alliances were drawn from Mchinji, Ntcheu, Dedza,…

Construction of Shire Valley irrigation canal’s intake needs to be redesigned after been compromised by Cyclone Ana

February 15, 2022

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State of destruction on first siphon after intake * Construction works temporary suspended on two affected parts — the intake foundation and part of Siphon 1 * All other structures on the canal are intact; over 4kms of the canal has been lined with concrete * 2 of 3 bridge crossings have been completed and that works on bridge 3 have started By Duncan Mlanjira The Shire Valley Transformation Programme (STVP), through the Ministry of Agriculture, has re-engaged the…