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Agricultural technology insurance company, Pula, in partnership with World Food Program (WFP) and Nico Insurance Company Limited has disbursed about K2

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 […]

President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has advised smallholder farmers in the country to form cooperatives to increase their bargaining power when selling their produce. Chakwera made the advice at Kamuzu Palace on Friday when he received a donation of maize from Mdapepuka Farmers’ Cooperative from the outskirts of Lilongwe. The cooperative was formed by smallholder farmers […]

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 […]

Η Τζένιφερ Άνιστον υπεραμύνθηκε της απόφασής της να απομακρύνει φίλους και γνωστούς που δεν λένε εάν έχουν εμβολιαστεί κατά της Covid-19, αφότου χρήστες των μέσων κοινωνικής δικτύωσης της έθεσαν ερωτήματα σχετικά με την κίνηση αυτή.

The Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe has asked African countries to commit themselves above food challenges with viable plans and futuristic programming for sustainable food systems. Lowe said this Wednesday during a virtual African Ministerial Dialogue on UN Food System Summit in Lilongwe. He said the food situation on the African Continent is mainly defined […]

April 28, 2021 Alfred Chauwa - Nyasa Times 1 Comment “People should be made aware of this money.” Agriculture Commercialisation (AGCOM) has increased its pace by ensuring that more people access the $95 Million matching grants. AGCOM National Coordinator Dr Teddie Nakhumwa was in Machinga where he was briefing the District committee on the need for more bankable business proposals. Nakhumwa said Agcom has devised plans to ensure speedy processing of the grants. He said the project ha...

April 26, 2021 Alfred Chauwa-Nyasa Times 3 Comments Agriculture minister Lobin Lowe has expressed fury over the high rejection rate currently at 72 percent. Lowe expressed the concern in Limbe Blantyre, when he presided over commissioning of this year’s Limber Auction Floors tobacco marketing season. The agriculture minister said his Ministry has since summoned all stakeholders to discuss the problem and that he that a lasting solution will be found. “We are worried with the rejectio...

Agriculture minister Lobin Lowe has warned Tobacco buyers against buying Tobacco way below recommended Minimum prices. Speaking when he opened Chinkhoma Auction Floors in Kasungu, Lowe said Government is expecting that the prices will be good this year because the volume of tobacco produced this year is low. Agriculture Minister Robin Lowe at Auction Floors Lowe said: “You know the theory of supply and demand, which says when the supply is low the demand becomes high translating into higher p...

March 17, 2021 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 7 Comments Government has signed a  price agreement with tobacco buyers, committing them to buy the leaf not below the agreed prices when the tobacco marketing season starts. Ministers of Agriculture Lobin Lowe  says government expects improved prices this year The Grade Minimum Prices commits the buyers not to offer tobacco growers anything below the agreed prices. The government is also expected to announce the minimum price for buying tobacc...