Child labour: the tobacco industry’s smoking gun
In Malawi and beyond, child workers as young as five are being exposed to the toxic dangers of tobacco harvesting […]
Agriculture
Malawi tobacco earnings slump by over US$100 M
Malawi tobacco earnings, which provide 60 percent of its export revenue, have slumped from US$356 million last year to US$158 […]
TOBACCO STRATEGIC PLAN BY NOVEMBER
The Tobacco Control Commission (TCC ) says it is in the final stages of drawing a five year strategic plan […]
DAIRY INDUSTRY NEEDS MORE VALUE ADDITION
By Joshua Morishu(Faceofmalawi) Lack of value addition and strategic marketing are affecting milk production in the country, World University Services […]
USAID (WALA) INTRODUCES MARKETING FAIRS IN 8 DISTICTS IN MALAWI
By Joshua Morishu (FaceofMalawi reporter) The Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement. (WALA) project which aims to reduce food insecurity […]
THE POOR PAY INDIRECTLY FOR SUBSIDISED FERTILIZERS IN MALAWI
Oftentimes, poor citizens think subsidized fertilizers provided by government are free gifts. This is what our chiefs tell the poor […]
Malawi Water Drives Integrated Agriculture on Small Farm
Blantyre — When the original owners of a 3.5 hectare piece of land put it up for sale because it […]
FARM-INPUT SUPPLIERS CONTRIBUTING TO POVERTY
By Our Correspondent Multinational farm input suppliers are the ones contributing to household poverty among poor women farmers in Malawi […]
Orengo tears into plan to import GMOs
Controversy over a Cabinet decision to allow the importation of Genetically Modified (GMO) maize has deepened, with James Orengo taking […]
Malawi Tobacco Trades 47% Below Government-Set Price at Auction
The price of tobacco in Malawi, the world’s largest producer of the burley variety of the leaf, traded 47 percent […]