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Members of Parliament have complained about the challenges that people in their constituencies are facing when accessing inputs under Affordable Inputs

Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has called for a ceasefire to the cat-and-mouse relationship between government and public sector players in the way they conduct their business in order to deliver real value for money to Malawians. Speaking during the launch of 2021 / 2022 Affordable Inputs Program (AIP) in Chiradzulu on Saturday, Chakwera said: “Mindset […]

A research conducted on food systems in Malawi has indicated that the country’s food systems are not sustainable and a lot needs to happen if the country is to achieve sustainability of such food systems. An Agriculture Expert and Curator of the process, Tamani Nkhono Mvula, told journalists on the sidelines of a United Nations […]

Galvanised by global hunger trends, one of Malawi’s largest development partner, The United States of America (USA) Government, through the US Agency for International Development (Usaid), has pumped in $9.5 million (about K7.7 billion) to the World Food Programme (WFP) towards efforts the country’s fight against hunger, which still ravaging the Southeast African nation. The […]

Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu has unveiled a K1.99 trillion 2021-2022 National Budget which represents 19.4 percent of the country's GDP. Out of the total

Malawi Food Security Outlook Update, April 2021 Format KEY MESSAGES Most rural households are currently experiencing increased food access alongside ongoing harvesting and the start of a new consumption year. Minimal (IPC Phase 1) food security outcomes are widespread across the country, with areas currently facing Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes expected to transition to Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes in May. However, by August/September, arealevel Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes are likely to...

news Feature: Malawian farmers cautioned to care for maize harvest , © Provided by N.C.N. Limited A man harvests maize in a field in Blantyre, Malawi, on April 5, 2021. (Photo by Joseph Mizere/Xinhua) As Malawi farmers get busy harvesting, agricultural officials call on them to follow recommended harvesting, storage, and marketing guidelines to ensure the harvest is maximized. BLANTYRE, Malawi, May 1 (Xinhua) -- As the 2020-2021 maize growing season is coming to an end in mos...

2021-04-30 15:30:36 GMT2021-04-30 23:30:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English BLANTYRE, Malawi, April 30 (Xinhua) -- As the 2020-2021 maize growing season is coming to an end in most parts of Malawi, agriculture experts have advised farmers to take good care of the crop harvest in order to sustain themselves with food and revenue throughout the year. In an interview with Xinhua, Program Manager for Blantyre Agricultural Development Division (ADD), Eric Haraman said that there is a need for far...

Malawi Food Security Outlook, February to September 2021 Format KEY MESSAGES • Across most rural areas, Minimal (IPC Phase 1) outcomes are expected throughout the projection period, supported by above-average crop production. However, in some southern and central districts impacted by localized production shortfalls in the 2019/20 season, Stressed! (IPC Phase 2!) outcomes are expected through March in the presence of humanitarian assistance. These areas will likely transition to Stressed (IPC...