Malawi: Farmers Reject NFRA Maize Price Cut As Dispute Deepens

The Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) has strongly criticised the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) for lowering the maize buying price to a level they say is unfair, illegal and… Read more »

Malawi: Dry Spells Ravage Crops in Salima, Thousands of Farmers Affected

Thousands of farmers in Salima Agriculture Development Division (ADD) are facing heavy losses after prolonged dry spells damaged large tracts of crops at critical growth stages,… Read more »

Malawi: Dzombe's Dowa Fertiliser Plant to Pump Out 40 Tonnes an Hour, Redefining Malawi's Agriculture

A fertiliser manufacturing plant capable of producing about 40 metric tonnes per hour -- enough to supply Malawi's entire fertiliser needs in just 150 days -- is taking shape in… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Exporting Maize to Zambia Amid Import Plans--Who's Watching the Borders?

In a baffling twist that raises urgent questions about government oversight, Malawi is reportedly exporting maize to Zambia through Mchinji District--despite a formal maize export… Read more »

Malawi: Tea Production Falls Sharply, but Malawi Earns More Money

Malawi's tea production dropped sharply in the third quarter of the year, but the country earned more money from tea exports, according to new figures from the Reserve Bank of… Read more »

Malawi: We Are Not Ready for Planting Season, Mutharika Says as Fertilizer Crisis Deepens

President Peter Mutharika has publicly conceded that his government has failed to prepare the country for the 2025/26 planting season, admitting that Malawi is heading into the… Read more »

Malawi: Malawi Could Lose K150 Billion Because Government Is Too Slow to Spend Agriculture Funds

Malawi risks losing about K150 billion in crucial funding for rural development due to slow government processes and low absorption of funds, officials and experts warn. Read more »

Malawi: K17 Billion Worth of Tobacco Remains Unsold - - a Blow to Malawi's Economy

Despite the Tobacco Commission (TC) extending the marketing season, more than four million kilogrammes of tobacco remain unsold at Mzuzu Floors, a situation that poses serious… Read more »

Malawi: Ministry of Youth Launches K720 Million Agra-Funded Spice Project to Transform Youth Jobs and Agriculture

The Government of Malawi, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has launched a K720 million initiative aimed at transforming youth employment and driving agri-food systems… Read more »

Zambia: Malawi, Zambia Signs a Landmark Maize Procurement Deal

Malawi and Zambia have signed a landmark maize procurement agreement of 200,000 metric tonnes worth K387.7billion ($76 million). Read more »

Malawi: Was Mega Farms Initiative a Scam? the Story of Billions Missing, Suppliers Unpaid, and Farmers Abandoned

What was once hailed as Malawi's boldest step toward agricultural modernization -- the Mega Farms Initiative -- is now facing accusations of mismanagement, political interference,… Read more »

Malawi: The Fertiliser Fall - How Malawi's Self-Reliance Collapsed Under Imports, Policies, and Poor Planning

Once a symbol of self-reliance, Malawi's fertiliser production faded over the years leaving farmers and the economy at the mercy of global prices and delayed imports. Read more »

Malawi: Agriculture Network for Local Council Managers Launched

The Agriculture Services Managers Network (AGRINET) has been officially inaugurated to bring together diverse perspectives and forge shared path on agriculture services among local… Read more »

Malawi: Govt Urged to Introduce Tax Incentives for Agribusiness Entrepreneurships

A third-year student at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Letson Sikweya, has emphasized the need for the government to introduce tax… Read more »

Malawi: AGRA Eyes Soybeans and Groundnuts to Help Malawi Break Free From Tobacco Dependence

Malawi could double its export revenues within the next decade by shifting from tobacco to high-potential crops such as soybeans, groundnuts, and horticulture, a senior official at… Read more »

Malawi: Landmark Pricing - Nyasa Tobacco Buys Leaf At Historic $3.30 On Auction Floors

In a groundbreaking show of confidence in Malawi's tobacco industry, Nyasa Tobacco Company (NTC), the country's leading tobacco buyer, has made headlines by purchasing tobacco at a… Read more »

Malawi: Agra Malawi Launches K21 Billion Project to Combat Food Loss

In a major step toward tackling food loss and improving food security, AGRA Malawi on Tuesday launched the RE-GAIN Project at Lilongwe Hotel, marking the beginning of a five-year… Read more »

Malawi: From Green Gold to Fool's Gold? Tobacco Farmers Left in the Dust As Nyasa's 'Rewarding Prices' Ring Hollow

Despite Nyasa Tobacco Company director Fleetwood Haiya's loud assurances of "rewarding prices" for growers--boasting purchases of up to $3.30 per kilogramme--the numbers tell a… Read more »

Malawi: Fertilisergate - Will Malawians Ever Know the Truth--or Is the Rot Too Deep to Dig Out?

Three years have passed since the botched 2022 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) fertiliser deal--three years marked not by accountability or closure, but by deafening silence,… Read more »

Malawi: Farmers Improve Livelihoods Through Enhancement of Bee Farming

Rodah Chirwa, from Group Village Head Chipwayira in Traditional Authority Timbiri in Nkhata Bay District, makes at least MK388,000 each time she harvests and sells her honey. Read more »