February 01
Malawi: Weather Experts Warn of Punishing Dry Spell As Southern Malawi Stares At Looming Food Crisis
A frightening dry spell is tightening its grip on southern Malawi, raising serious fears of a food security and economic crisis that could affect millions of people. Read more »
January 29
Malawi: Pesticides Control Board Launches Nationwide Inspections to Ensure Safe Chemical Management
The Pesticides Control Board (PCB) has launched a countrywide inspection exercise to monitor how pesticides and other chemicals are being handled across Malawi. The exercise aims… Read more »
January 28
Malawi: AfDB Injects K1.7 Billion Lifeline As Malawi Battles Deepening Food Crisis
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation has signed a financing agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) that will provide Malawi with US$1 million… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Faces K71 Billion Disaster Relief Shortfall As Zimbabwe Donates Supplies
The Chief Secretary to the Office of the President and Cabinet, Dr Justin Adack Saidi, has appealed for additional food and humanitarian assistance after the government confirmed a… Read more »
January 27
Malawi: Maize Wars in MCP - Mkaka Says 'Not a Cash Crop', Ayuba James Calls It 'Lazy Thinking'
A fierce ideological battle has erupted within the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) over the future of maize, laying bare deep divisions in how the former ruling party understands food… Read more »
January 14
Malawi: Fdh Bank Gives K50 Million Food Aid Through Beam Trust
FDH Bank plc has given maize flour worth K50 million to the Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM) to help address the food shortages facing families affected by the recent floods across the… Read more »
January 09
Malawi: FISP Delays Expose Deepening Crisis for Farmers, Threaten Malawi's Food Security
Barely half of the farmers targeted under the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) have accessed their inputs--an alarming gap that experts warn could translate into poor harvests,… Read more »
Malawi: Tobacco Demand Drops, Raising Concerns for Farmers and the Economy
Malawi's tobacco industry is facing a tough season. Preliminary reports show that buyers want to purchase only 170 million kilograms of tobacco in the 2025/26 season. This is 25… Read more »
January 05
Malawi: Admarc Defies Govt Price Promises, Sells Maize At K65,000 As Buyers Walk Away
Public anger is mounting after ADMARC was found selling maize at K65,000 per 50kg bag at its Monkey Bay market--far above both government assurances and prevailing market… Read more »
Zambia: APM Delivers - Over 100,000 Tonnes of Maize From Zambia Begin Arriving in Malawi
President Peter Mutharika is keeping his promise to fight hunger in Malawi as the first batch of 103,000 metric tonnes of maize--part of the 200,000MT procured from Zambia--begins… Read more »
Malawi: Luthando Holdings Resumes Retail Operations, Eyes Food Processing Expansion
Luthando Holdings Limited has resumed operations at all its retail shops and showrooms today, CEO Hendrix Laher announced, signaling a renewed push toward ambitious business… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanamvekha's K20,000 Maize Claim Sparks Outrage, Mockery and Hard Questions
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has ignited a fierce national debate--and open ridicule--after boldly claiming that the price of maize will tumble to below K20,000 per 50kg bag… Read more »
January 03
Malawi: Renaissance Seeds Made K8 Million Wealth Seed Donation to Flood Victims of Mkhula Constituency in Nkhotakota
A Local SEED Manufacturing Company Renaissance SEEDS Cohas donated beans and maize seeds to 100 households in Nkhotakota Mkhula constituency who have been affected by flash floods.… Read more »
January 02
Malawi: Good Rainfall Patterns in Southern Region Raise Hopes for Better Yields
As the rainy season progresses and farmers intensify crop management activities, the Southern Region of Malawi is experiencing favourable rainfall patterns in line with… Read more »
January 01
Malawi: 132 Tonnes of ROT - Commentators Say Admarc Maize Scandal Is a Symptom of Deep Institutional Decay
Commentators are sounding the alarm after revelations that 132 tonnes of maize flour belonging to ADMARC rotted in warehouses in Liwonde and Blantyre--an episode they say lays bare… Read more »
December 29, 2025
Malawi: FCB Distributes Maize to Support Hunger Relief in Chiradzulu
First Capital Bank (FCB) plc has donated maize worth K210 million to Chiradzulu District through the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to assist households affected… Read more »
Malawi: Rotten ADMARC Maize Flour Sold to Staff As 'Privilege' in Shocking Food Scandal
A stinking scandal is unfolding at the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) after about 132 tonnes of maize flour meant to feed Malawians reportedly rotted… 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 22, 2025
Malawi: Dodma Rolls Out Lifeline As Hunger Bites Mzimba, Nkhata Bay and Kasungu
The Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) has stepped up efforts to save thousands of vulnerable families from hunger, launching the Lean Season Response Programme in… Read more »
Malawi: A Lifeline Stolen - How Civil Servants Hijacked FISP While Farmers Starved
Government has finally moved to clamp down on the industrial-scale abuse of the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (Fisp) by its own employees, ordering councils to recover fertiliser… Read more »
December 21, 2025
Malawi: Only 35% Redeem FISP Inputs As Fertiliser Window Closes, Raising Food Security Alarm
With maize crops across the country entering the most critical growth stage that demands fertiliser application, Malawi is staring at a looming food security disaster as only 384… Read more »
December 16, 2025
Zambia: Is the Zambia Maize Deal Real - - or Another Hunger Hoax?
Nearly two months after government loudly announced a lifesaving maize import deal with Zambia, confusion, silence and official finger-pointing are now fuelling serious doubts over… Read more »
December 17, 2025
Malawi: Airtel Money Partners With Farmers World to Roll Out Cashless Shopping Nationwide
In a move set to transform retail payments in Malawi, Airtel Money has partnered with Farmers World to introduce a seamless digital payment solution across the company's 90 outlets… Read more »
December 16, 2025
Malawi: Dowa Farmers Hail Government's Timely Fertiliser Delivery Under FISP
Farmers in Dowa District have applauded the government for the swift and affordable provision of fertiliser through the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), calling it a lifeline… Read more »
December 07, 2025
Malawi: Greenbelt Revival - Government Steps On the Gas to Turn Karonga Into Malawi's Rice Powerhouse
The Malawi Government has pledged to fast-track the completion of the Nthola-Ilola Irrigation Scheme under the Greenbelt Authority (GBA), a multi-billion-kwacha project tipped to… Read more »
