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Maize scarcity in some markets in the country has left Malawians frustrated despite a second round report on crop production estimates projected a 360 000 metric tonnes (MT) surplus this season. The estimates report issued in February 2023 anticipated that the country would produce 3.56 million MT of maize against the national requirement of 3.2
Experts in the agriculture sector have asked Malawi Government to put in place mechanisms that will help the country respond to the forecasted El Nino weather during the 2023-24 growing season. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Malawi Agriculture Policy Advancement Agenda (Mwapata) executive director William Chadza expressed worry that not much is being done to
Despite taxpayers injecting K863.9 billion in farm subsidies over the past 15 years, Malawi remains categorised as a serious level hunger country. The classification is according to the 2022 Global Hunger Index Annual Report while the figure invested is based on our analysis of government spending on Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) and Affordable Inputs
Admarc’s absence on the market has exposed maize farmers to unscrupulous traders who are buying the staple grain at 40 percent below the minimum farm gate price. Spot checks Nation on Sunday conducted across the country’s markets found that many traders are buying maize at between K300 and K400 per kilogramme (kg) instead of the