Agriculture

The problem with Malawi’s state-subsidized maize surplus: Nutrition

Malawi is fixated on maize, but Kristof and Stacia Nordin aim to change that. They say native crops would bring […]

Tobacco revenue to fall by 36% from last year

News is coming from the tobacco market – earnings from tobacco, the country’s principal export crop, will dip by 36 […]

Quton Malawi pledges to improve cotton production

New cotton seed producers, Quton Malawi, say it targets at improving cotton production in the country and help government save […]

Malawi to receive US$40 million boost from Agro-fund

Malawi is to receive about US$39.6 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (Gafsp) to help the […]

African Union, New Partnership for African Development-NEPARD recognizes Malawi’s agriculture sector

Malawi has been recognized as one of the only eight African countries that have exceeded the ten percent target investment […]

Tobacco raking in needed Forex

Tobacco sales currently underway in Malawi continue to rake in the much needed foreign currency to revive the southern Africa […]

Govt lifts ban on Soya export

The Malawi government has lifted the export ban on Soya beans with immediate effect. In a statement issued Friday, Minister […]

Malawi Sells Tobacco at 32% Below Government-Mandated Price

The average price of tobacco in Malawi, the world’s largest producer of the burley variety of the leaves, was 32 […]

Malawi sugar group to invest $40m to kick-start Nkhata Bay cane production

Malawi’s Limphasa Sugar Corporation plans to invest $40-million to kick-start sugar cane production in the northern lakeshore district of Nkhata […]

Tobacco prices rise after Bingu’s death, deported Graham jets in

Malawi’s Tobacco Control Commission (TCC) on Friday expressed happiness over high prices offered at auction floors for the past three […]