Ministry of Agriculture
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National
How water users concept flopped in Blantyre
By Isaac Salima: Established to help in the provision of clean and affordable water, water kiosks being managed by Water…
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Business
Delay in Admarc maize purchases irk farmers
Farmers Union of Malawi (Fum) has spoken strongly against delays by the Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) to start…
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Business
Cotton farmers settle for K360/kg
Cotton farmers in the country have agreed to sell the commodity at K360 per kilogramme (kg) which exceeds the government-set…
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National
Armyworms raid 342,000 hectares
The 2020/21 rain-fed agriculture season faces the threat of reduced harvest as armyworms have attacked over 342,000 hectares of food…
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Business
Post-harvest losses surge
An Emergency Agriculture and Food Security Surveillance System Bulletin by Food and Agriculture organisation (Fao) indicate that post-harvest losses remain…
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Features
Kulima Mape at a glance
By Paida Mpaso: Kutukula Ulimi M’Malawi (Kulima) Multi-annual Programme Estimate (Mape) is a six-year programme which aims to contribute to…
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Business
NFRA procures tonnes of maize
National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has procured 10,000 metric tonnes of maize since commencement of procurement of the commodity at…
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$95 million agro project gains momentum
By Macdonald Thom: The $95 million six-year Agricultural Commercialisation (Agcom) project which the government started implementing last year has started…
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Business
Government moves to flash fake seeds
By Audrey Kapalamula: The government has said it is working on measures to flash out fake seed traders on the…
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National
‘Malawi ready for GMO tests’
By Audrey Kapalamula: The Department of Environmental Affairs has said it is ready to monitor and detect any suspected genetically…
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