Price of Big Cucumbers goes up in Blantyre
A spot check investigation by Nyasapost in and around Blantyre has confirmed that the price of Cucumbers aka Nkhaka has gone up exponentially since last weekend. While normally used as vegetable, a v...
Category Archives: Farming
Illegal Indian immigrant workers granted bail by Lilongwe Magistrate
The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to 65 Indian nationals who were arrested last week for staying in the country illegally. The court has ordered each one of them ...
Vice President Chilima urges resilience against climate change
Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima has urged for more resilience against the adverse effects of climate change when he launched the Resilience Study Report developed by International Govern...
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...
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 ...