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Malawi: Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
VOA, 23 October 2023
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. Wheat farming is seen as a solution to… Read more »
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Malawi: President Chakwera Celebrates First-Ever Large-Scale Wheat Harvesting
Nyasa Times, 20 October 2023
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Friday witnessed the first large-scale harvest of wheat seed at Mpale Farm in Madisi, Dowa District which will see the country saving US$20 million… Read more »
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Malawi: Chakwera for Food Security That Promote Self-Reliance
Nyasa Times, 22 October 2023
President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said the desire of his administration is to achieve food security that promotes self-reliance in addition to upholding human dignity. Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi - African Development Fund Approves $20.2 Million Grant to Raise Food Production
African Development Bank (AfDB), 29 July 2022
The African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a $20.2 million grant to raise food production in Malawi. Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi Must Put Climate Adaptation First
ISS, 24 January 2023
As another food crisis looms, failure to protect the vital agricultural sector against climate hazards will be disastrous. Read more »
Malawi's Large-Scale Wheat Harvest to Reduce Import Dependency
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. President Lazarus Chakwera witnessed the first large-scale wheat seed harvest at Mpale Farm in Madisi, Dowa District.
Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture said the wheat farm will produce 90 metric tonnes of wheat harvest, which is 50% of the country's wheat consumption.
Wheat farming is seen as a solution to mitigate the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict on grain imports to the African continent. Malawi has long been heavily dependent on imported wheat, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has disrupted food supply chains. According to the United Nations, Africa takes up 12.26% of grain imported from Ukraine.
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