How To Make Silage
Silage is high-moisture fodder preserved through fermentation in the absence of air. These are fodders that would deteriorate in quality if allowed to dry. Silage can be made from grasses, fodder sor...
Category Archives: Farming
Grandpa arrested for cultivating Marijuana
Lilongwe Police Station on Tuesday arrested Stafford Chalombe, 63, for cultivating, possessing and selling Marijuana (Chamba/Indian Hemp). According to Central Region Police spokesperson Nolliettie C...
Poultry farmers urged to embrace Quail farming
Quail Farming Encouraged in Malawi The Poultry Association of Malawi (PAM) has advised farmers in the country to adopt Quail farming as a way of supplementing the keeping of birds. PAM general secret...
Mzuzu Honey cooperative posts K2.5m profits
Mzuzu based Nkholongo Honey Cooperative posted about K2.5 million in profits last year after selling 700kgs of honey. The 35 member group has since constructed a modern factory which will enable the ...
Nsanje Police recovers 36 illegal FISP coupons
Suspect escapes through the backdoor Nsanje Police have recovered 36 coupons meant to purchase government subsidized farming inputs and cash amounting to K230,000. Police Public Relations Officer Ser...
AHCX, ACE partner to promote structured markets
AHL Commodities Exchange (AHCX) and Agricultural Commodity Exchange (ACE) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The intention of the MoU is to allow cooperation in developing markets ...
Pig Farming Explained
How Profitable is Pig Farming? While most people consider most forms of Animal husbandry as very involving, pig farming in particular can be a very profitable and lucrative affair. When you consider ...
Neno Farmers Get Solar Irrigation Pumps
Small scale farmers under the 500-hectare Mtengula Irrigation Scheme in Neno have been provided with Solar Irrigation Pumps by the Malawian government to help them produce enough food throughout the ...
Farmers Union criticizes govt ban on maize exports
The following is the full statement released by the Farmers Union of Malawi on May 17 2017: Farmer’s Union of Malawi observes with great concern the practice by government of imposing export ba...
Karonga dairy farmers want market
Karonga Dairy Farmers Association has asked government to assist them identify markets for their milk. Speaking during the associations annual general meeting on Friday, chairperson Green Lulilo Mwam...