Solidaridad's Pathways to Prosperity Programme spearheads equality efforts in Malawi's agricultural sector theheraldghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theheraldghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Like in many African countries, cotton farming in Malawi continues to face challenges resulting in a drastic decline in production. Various stakeholders are now coming up with various strategies to revamp production of what was once the fourth forex earner for Malawi after tobacco, sugar and tea. Among the organizations include Solidaridad and Kvino that
Buyers and farmers are rocked in a minimum price dispute ahead of the opening of the cotton sales season this month. Farmers are proposing K1 200 per kilogramme (kg) while buyers want the price to be pegged at K750 per kg. Meanwhile, Cotton Council of Malawi, the crop’s regulatory body, has proposed that the price
Developments in the cotton sector do not seem to inspire confidence in terms of growth as both cotton ginners and output continue to decline by the day with just two this season from eight in 2016. According to the first round crop estimates, at about 15 000 metric tonnes (MT), cotton output this year is