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Malawi24Sep 15, 2026

UK backs Mzimba farmers to turn crops into income

Mzimba farmers could have more opportunities to turn farming from a means of survival into a reliable source of income.This follows the renewing of interest in strengthening agriculture in the district by the British Government.British High Commissioner to Malawi Leigh Stubblefield made the commitment during a meeting with Inkosi Yamakhosi M’mbelwa V at Edingeni in...

AgricultureBritish Government

Malawi24Sep 10, 2026

2026 tobacco marketing season closes

The 2026 tobacco marketing season has officially closed after 21 weeks of trading, with 144.5 million kilogrammes of tobacco sold for US$286.1 million.The Tobacco Commission says the tobacco was sold at an average price of US$1.98 per kilogramme as of Wednesday, September 9.The Commission describes the 2026 marketing season as a success despite challenges, notably...

Malawi tobaccotobacco

Malawi24Sep 8, 2026

Coffee farmers count the cost as prices tumble

Malawi Coffee growers are counting the costs which mismatches the low prices on market

CoffeeCoffee Association of Malawi (CAMAL)

Malawi24Sep 7, 2026

Court clears way for AIP firms to claim lost profits

The High Court in Lilongwe has cleared the way for four companies to seek compensation for business they lost after they were denied fertilizer supply contracts under the 2020/21 Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP).Justice Simeon Mdeza ruled that Web Commercials Limited, Mulli Brothers Limited, Rock Ba Rock and FF Trading were entitled to damages for loss...

AIPFF Trading

Malawi24Sep 6, 2026

O’Mbewe! United States seizes Malawian ‘mice’ at Chicago airport

A traveller arriving from Malawi had their bag busted at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport carrying over 2lbs of dead African mice for human consumption and 22lbs (10kg) of beef. Agriculture K-9 Elvis sniffed out the luggage, prompting US Customs officers to search it. Authorities seized the mice over the risk of zoonotic disease and the beef...

airport seizureChicago

Malawi24Sep 3, 2026

Smallest tobacco floor fetches highest price

Malawi’s smallest tobacco market has recorded the highest average price in the 2026 marketing season, with Limbe fetching US$2.15 per kilogram after 19 weeks of trading.According to figures released by the Tobacco Commission, Limbe handled 13.27 million kilograms of tobacco, representing just 9.32 percent of the total volume sold across the country’s four tobacco floors.Despite...

Agricullturetobacco

Malawi24Sep 2, 2026

Malawi tobacco marketing season to close next week

Tobacco Commission (TC) has announced that Malawi’s 2026 tobacco marketing season will close next week.The season will officially end on Thursday, September 10, bringing 21 weeks of trading across the country’s four tobacco markets.The Commission said the decision follows an industry assessment which found that tobacco deliveries to the markets had declined significantly, indicating that...

Malawi tobaccoMalawi Tobacco Farmers

Malawi24Aug 30, 2026

LUANAR student hatches poultry farming idea

A student at Luanar has made an incubator

IncubatorLuanar

Malawi24Aug 28, 2026

New fertiliser option for Malawian farmers

Malawian farmers could soon have a new fertiliser option as Press Cane Limited starts producing organic fertiliser at its plant in Chikwawa.The company expects the locally produced fertiliser to reach the market during the 2026 growing season, potentially giving farmers another source of farm inputs while reducing reliance on imported fertiliser.Speaking during a media tour...

chikwawaFertilizer

Malawi24Aug 27, 2026

Malawi’s legume sector set for boost

Malawi’s legume sector is expected to improve as new technologies, farming practices and solutions are being tested to improve crop varieties, treatment and production.The technologies are being tested by stakeholders in the legume sector with the aim of finding more effective ways of improving the quality and productivity of legume crops in the country.This comes...

LegumesMinistry of Agriculture

Malawi24Aug 22, 2026

IT experts question return to manual FISP coupons

As the 2026–27 Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP) prepares to roll out in September, IT experts have questioned the Government’s decision to replace the electronic system with manual coupons for identifying beneficiaries.According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the manual coupons will replace the electronic system previously used to identify and verify beneficiaries.The digital system relied...

AIPFISP

Malawi24Aug 19, 2026

Payment relief looms for tobacco growers

Tobacco growers are expected to get their outstanding payments this August

tobaccoTobacco Commission (TC)

Malawi24Aug 12, 2026

Tobacco farmers feel the pinch as prices slide

Malawi tobacco farmers are facing a sharp drop in earnings as tobacco prices decline, raising concerns over the crop’s impact on household incomes and national earnings. Focus keyphrase: Malawi tobacco prices Secondary keywords: Malawi tobacco farmers, tobacco prices in Malawi, tobacco earnings, tobacco marketing season, Malawi tobacco industry, tobacco farmers earnings.

AgricultureFarmers

Malawi24Aug 7, 2026

Farmers still wait for solutions to FISP, ADMARC problems

Farmers remain at the centre of concerns over the implementation of the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), ADMARC grain management and the decline of the cotton sector raised during the latest parliamentary sitting.The issues were contained in a report by the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation which was considered and adopted by Parliament during...

AdmarcFarm Input Subsidy Program (FISP)

Malawi24Aug 6, 2026

Govt urged to ease fertiliser burden on farmers

Rumphi Central MP Matthews Mtumbuka has urged government to reduce fertiliser prices as farmers face rising input costs ahead of the 2026/2027 farming season.

Affordable FertilizerFertilizer

Malawi24Aug 5, 2026

Farmers at centre of Mbilizi’s fertilizer push

The Ministry of Agriculture clarifies its strategy to ensure timely and affordable fertilizer supply for smallholder farmers amid allegations of a controversial deal.

Affordable FertilizerAffordable Input Programme (AIP)

Malawi24Jul 31, 2026

Over 600 fake fertilizer bags seized

Authorities have uncovered more than 600 counterfeit fertilizer bags, prompting the government to warn the public against buying fake agricultural inputs.The Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development says the counterfeit Fertilizer was packaged in ETG-branded bags, raising concerns that unsuspecting farmers could suffer poor harvests and financial losses if the products reach the marketIn...

ETG FertilizerFake Fertilizer

Malawi24Jul 30, 2026

Five years of neglect, now a 50,000-tonne Cotton ambition

Government says it is determined to revive Malawi’s cotton industry after five years of neglect, setting an ambitious target of increasing national production from less than 5,000 metric tonnes last season to 50,000 metric tonnes this season.The announcement has raised hopes among cotton farmers who have struggled with declining production and challenges accessing improved seed,...

Malawi AgricultureMalawi cotton

Malawi24Jul 29, 2026

Govt told to clarify Tobacco fulture

Citizens for Justice has called on government to give Malawian tobacco farmers a clear direction on whether to continue with tobacco or shift to other crops.Speaking to the media, Agape Khombe, Executive Director for Citizens for Justice, said the 2025/26 tobacco season left thousands of farmers in distress as global demand continues to decline and...

AgriculltureCitizens for Justice

Malawi24Jul 29, 2026

‘It’s time to stop singing the tobacco song’ – Minister

Agriculture Minister Roza Mbilizi has urged Malawi to move beyond its traditional dependence on tobacco as a major source of foreign exchange, arguing that the country must develop other value chains capable of generating the dollars it needs.Mbilizi made the call in Parliament on Tuesday while responding to Leader of Opposition Simplex Chithyola Banda, who...

Ministry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water DevelopmentRosa Mbilizi

Malawi24Jul 29, 2026

Kabwafu tobacco market revival on cards

Tobacco farmers and businesses in Mzimba could soon have easier access to a local market as government weighs reopening Kabwafu Satellite Tobacco Auction Floors, a facility that once supported livelihoods in the area.The development follows calls by Mzimba West Member of Parliament Aeckim Kumwenda for the restoration of the Kabwafu Satellite Tobacco Auction Floors, which...

Kabwafu Setillite Auction FloorsMinistry of Agriculture Irrigation and Water Development

Malawi24Jul 20, 2026

Govt eyes local fertilizer plant

Expectations are rising for improved access to fertiliser as the government moves to establish a local fertiliser manufacturing plant.The government says it is targeting to have the fertiliser factory operational by the 2027/28 farming season, describing the project as part of broader efforts to lower import costs, improve supply security and support long term agricultural...

Malawi MoroccoMorocco Fertilizer

Malawi24Jul 20, 2026

Admarc let flour rot while Malawians searched for food

As thousands of Malawian families struggled to afford maize flour during last year's food crisis, Admarc was allegedly sitting on tonnes of its own Thanzi maize flour that later rotted in storage.According to a report by The Daily Times, which cites findings of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Irrigation, poor planning, weak oversight and...

AdmarcAgricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc)

BITVoxyJul 13, 2026

Fonterra Slashes 2026/27 Forecast Farmgate Milk Price to $9.25 per kgMS

Auckland, New Zealand — July 13, 2026 — It hurts. There is no other way to put it when the economic engine of New Zealand’s export economy takes a sudden, downward turn. While the initial forecast in May painted a rosy picture of near-record payouts for Kiwi dairy farmers, a sudden, sharp downturn in global […]

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