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Malawi24Oct 14, 2026

Farmers’ hopes clouded by corruption fears

Farmers hoping to escape hunger and poverty through agricultural support could be left behind if corruption creeps into the selection of beneficiaries for a K25 billion development project in Malawi. Hope Field Initiative (HFI), which plans to establish 20 additional farmers' clubs across Maseko Ngoni communities, has acknowledged problems involving corruption and compromised beneficiary selection...

Apostle Clifford KawingaHFI

Malawi24Oct 14, 2026

Rising fish prices, broken machine squeeze Salima women

In Kadale Village, Salima District, members of Chifatso Women Group are struggling to keep their fish sausage-making initiative running as rising fish prices and damaged processing equipment threaten an activity they once relied on to generate income.For Zeres Chibwana, the group's cluster leader, the challenges have turned what was previously an income-generating opportunity into a...

CARE MalawiFish farming

Malawi24Oct 7, 2026

IMF deal: APM ‘agrees’ to devalue Malawi Kwacha

Malawians must brace for another kwacha devaluation as President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s (APM) government pursues a fresh IMF deal, threatening more pain for households already struggling with high living costs. The latest IMF statement reports considerable progress towards a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme. Although it does not confirm a devaluation decision, currency adjustments...

corruptionDevaluation

Malawi24Oct 6, 2026

ADMARC to pay K30m each for tarpaulins that cost K3m

…K2.97bn tarpaulin bill is more than government's K2.5bn contribution towards construction of 55 health posts …almost equals entire K3bn allocation for construction of Cancer Centre State-owned ADMARC Limited plans to spend nearly K30 million on each of 100 tarpaulins under a K2.97 billion procurement deal. Shockingly, Malawi24 has established that even large heavy-duty industrial tarpaulins...

AdmarcBen Botolo

Malawi24Oct 4, 2026

Makoponi afika ku Kasungu

Kuli chimwemwe kwa alimi pafupifupi 50,000 m’boma la Kasungu pomwe makoponi pansi pa ndondomeko ya zipangizo za ulimi zotsika mtengo ya Farm Inputs Subsidy Program (FISP), afika tsopano. Boma la Kasungu lalandira makoponi omwe alimi okwana 48,596 omwe adalembetsedwa agwiritse ntchito pogulira feteleza mu ndondomeko ya FISP.A Loveness Kapachika omwe anayimira bwanamkubwa wabomali a Lawford...

FertilizerFISP

Malawi24Sep 30, 2026

Jane Ansah-backed farms flourish

Fields in Rumphi are beginning to tell a different story as maize and tomatoes planted with support from the Dr Jane Ansah Foundation push towards maturity.Mhuu! What started as support for community livelihoods is now taking shape in the fields, with crops growing and an irrigation system keeping farming activities going.The foundation’s Director of Operations,...

Jane AnsahJane Ansah Foundation

Malawi24Sep 29, 2026

Malawi gets new boost in local fertiliser production

Farmers in Malawi are getting another option for fertiliser as a Blantyre plant turns waste materials into thousands of kilogrammes of locally produced organic fertiliser every hour.The Rural Development Investment Initiative Trust (RUDEVIT) plant in Chileka is producing about 3,000 kilogrammes of granulated organic fertiliser per hour, adding to the country’s local supply.The facility began...

FertilizerMalawi Fertilizer Production

The NarwhalSep 29, 2026

Ontario farmers are finding ways to help the environment — and it starts with a pair of underwear

By incorporating new methods of planting, fertilizing and generally operating, farmers are reducing their negative impacts and growing more food

agriculturebiodiversity

Malawi24Sep 15, 2026

UK backs Mzimba farmers to turn crops into income

Mzimba farmers could have more opportunities to turn farming from a means of survival into a reliable source of income.This follows the renewing of interest in strengthening agriculture in the district by the British Government.British High Commissioner to Malawi Leigh Stubblefield made the commitment during a meeting with Inkosi Yamakhosi M’mbelwa V at Edingeni in...

AgricultureBritish Government

Malawi24Sep 10, 2026

2026 tobacco marketing season closes

The 2026 tobacco marketing season has officially closed after 21 weeks of trading, with 144.5 million kilogrammes of tobacco sold for US$286.1 million.The Tobacco Commission says the tobacco was sold at an average price of US$1.98 per kilogramme as of Wednesday, September 9.The Commission describes the 2026 marketing season as a success despite challenges, notably...

Malawi tobaccotobacco

Malawi24Sep 8, 2026

Coffee farmers count the cost as prices tumble

Malawi Coffee growers are counting the costs which mismatches the low prices on market

CoffeeCoffee Association of Malawi (CAMAL)

Malawi24Sep 7, 2026

Court clears way for AIP firms to claim lost profits

The High Court in Lilongwe has cleared the way for four companies to seek compensation for business they lost after they were denied fertilizer supply contracts under the 2020/21 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP).Justice Simeon Mdeza ruled that Web Commercials Limited, Mulli Brothers Limited, Rock Ba Rock and FF Trading were entitled to damages for loss...

AIPFF Trading

Malawi24Sep 6, 2026

O’Mbewe! United States seizes Malawian ‘mice’ at Chicago airport

A traveller arriving from Malawi had their bag busted at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport carrying over 2lbs of dead African mice for human consumption and 22lbs (10kg) of beef. Agriculture K-9 Elvis sniffed out the luggage, prompting US Customs officers to search it. Authorities seized the mice over the risk of zoonotic disease and the beef...

airport seizureChicago

Malawi24Sep 3, 2026

Smallest tobacco floor fetches highest price

Malawi’s smallest tobacco market has recorded the highest average price in the 2026 marketing season, with Limbe fetching US$2.15 per kilogram after 19 weeks of trading.According to figures released by the Tobacco Commission, Limbe handled 13.27 million kilograms of tobacco, representing just 9.32 percent of the total volume sold across the country’s four tobacco floors.Despite...

Agricullturetobacco

Malawi24Sep 2, 2026

Malawi tobacco marketing season to close next week

Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced that Malawi’s 2026 tobacco marketing season will close next week.The season will officially end on Thursday, September 10, bringing 21 weeks of trading across the country’s four tobacco markets.The Commission said the decision follows an industry assessment which found that tobacco deliveries to the markets had declined significantly, indicating that...

Malawi tobaccoMalawi Tobacco Farmers

Malawi24Aug 30, 2026

LUANAR student hatches poultry farming idea

A student at Luanar has made an incubator

IncubatorLuanar

Malawi24Aug 28, 2026

New fertiliser option for Malawian farmers

Malawian farmers could soon have a new fertiliser option as Press Cane Limited starts producing organic fertiliser at its plant in Chikwawa.The company expects the locally produced fertiliser to reach the market during the 2026 growing season, potentially giving farmers another source of farm inputs while reducing reliance on imported fertiliser.Speaking during a media tour...

chikwawaFertilizer

Malawi24Aug 27, 2026

Malawi’s legume sector set for boost

Malawi’s legume sector is expected to improve as new technologies, farming practices and solutions are being tested to improve crop varieties, treatment and production.The technologies are being tested by stakeholders in the legume sector with the aim of finding more effective ways of improving the quality and productivity of legume crops in the country.This comes...

LegumesMinistry of Agriculture

Malawi24Aug 22, 2026

IT experts question return to manual FISP coupons

As the 2026–27 Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) prepares to roll out in September, IT experts have questioned the Government’s decision to replace the electronic system with manual coupons for identifying beneficiaries.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the manual coupons will replace the electronic system previously used to identify and verify beneficiaries.The digital system relied...

AIPFISP

Malawi24Aug 19, 2026

Payment relief looms for tobacco growers

Tobacco growers are expected to get their outstanding payments this August

tobaccoTobacco Commission (TC)

Malawi24Aug 12, 2026

Tobacco farmers feel the pinch as prices slide

Malawi tobacco farmers are facing a sharp drop in earnings as tobacco prices decline, raising concerns over the crop’s impact on household incomes and national earnings. Focus keyphrase: Malawi tobacco prices Secondary keywords: Malawi tobacco farmers, tobacco prices in Malawi, tobacco earnings, tobacco marketing season, Malawi tobacco industry, tobacco farmers earnings.

AgricultureFarmers

Malawi24Aug 7, 2026

Farmers still wait for solutions to FISP, ADMARC problems

Farmers remain at the centre of concerns over the implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), ADMARC grain management and the decline of the cotton sector raised during the latest parliamentary sitting.The issues were contained in a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation which was considered and adopted by Parliament during...

AdmarcFarm Input Subsidy Program (FISP)

Malawi24Aug 6, 2026

Govt urged to ease fertiliser burden on farmers

Rumphi Central MP Matthews Mtumbuka has urged government to reduce fertiliser prices as farmers face rising input costs ahead of the 2026/2027 farming season.

Affordable FertilizerFertilizer

Malawi24Aug 5, 2026

Farmers at centre of Mbilizi’s fertilizer push

The Ministry of Agriculture clarifies its strategy to ensure timely and affordable fertilizer supply for smallholder farmers amid allegations of a controversial deal.

Affordable FertilizerAffordable Input Programme (AIP)