June 24
Malawi: Tobacco Sales Hit K258.5 Billion in 9 Weeks, but Earnings Still Trail Last Year
Malawi's 2026 tobacco marketing season has generated K258.5 billion in the first nine weeks, with farmers selling 71.8 million kilograms of leaf, according to official market… Read more »
June 11
Malawi: Malawi's Maize Harvest Expected to Rebound, but Production Still Falls Short of National Needs
Malawi is expected to register an average maize harvest this year, offering some relief after last season's poor performance, but experts warn that the projected output will still… Read more »
June 07
Malawi: Farms Limited Wins Best Agribusiness Farm Award At the 2026 National Product Magazine Mid-Year Awards
Namuleri Farms Limited has been named Best Agribusiness Farm at the 2026 National Product Magazine Mid-Year Awards, in recognition of its outstanding contribution to Malawi's… Read more »
May 29
Malawi: TC Cracks Down On Poor Tobacco Handling As Farmers Blamed for Low Prices and Rising Rejections
The Tobacco Commission (TC) has issued a stern warning to tobacco farmers over widespread poor handling practices that continue to damage Malawi's tobacco quality, depress prices,… Read more »
May 26
Malawi: Cotton Council Opens 2026 Marketing Season, Targets Growth in Production
The Cotton Council of Malawi on Monday officially opened this year's cotton marketing season, which is expected to run for 90 days up to 27 August 2026. Read more »
May 06
Malawi: Tobacco Earns K22.8 Billion in Two Weeks, but High Rejection Rates Raise Concern for Farmers
Malawi has earned about $12.8 million (around K22.3 billion) from tobacco sales in just the first two weeks of the 2026 marketing season, but farmers are still facing major… Read more »
April 28
Malawi: Tobacco Earnings Surge to $48m in Week One--but Cracks Emerge Beneath the Numbers
Malawi's tobacco sector has opened the 2026 marketing season with a dramatic surge in earnings, raking in K83 billion (about $48 million) in just the first week. But beneath the… Read more »
April 27
Malawi: Shock Rejections Rock Tobacco Market As Growers Face 100 Percent Turnaways in Opening Week
Tobacco growers across Malawi are heading into a new trading week gripped by uncertainty and quiet desperation after the 2026 marketing season opened with an unprecedented wave of… Read more »
February 11
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 »
February 10
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 »
December 28, 2025
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 »
December 17, 2025
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 »
December 16, 2025
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 »
November 25, 2025
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 »
November 07, 2025
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 »
October 29, 2025
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 »
October 28, 2025
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 »
October 23, 2025
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 »
October 16, 2025
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 »
October 13, 2025
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 »
September 07, 2025
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 »
August 28, 2025
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 »
August 21, 2025
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 »
October 24, 2022
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 »
