Tag: Maize

Two people arrested for attempting to steal free maize in Blantyre

Published on December 31, 2024 by Robert Ngwira

Two people have been arrested at MDC Stadium in Blantyre for allegedly attempting to steal free maize government is distributing […]

Police Recover Stolen Maize and Arrest Four Suspects in Lilongwe Heist

Published on July 30, 2024 by Edgar Naitha

Police at Chitipi in Lilongwe have recovered 248 bags of maize worth K9.9 million that were stolen at a certain […]

ADMARC Increases Maize Purchase Price to K700 per Kg

Published on June 20, 2024 by Edgar Naitha

The Agricultural Development and Marketing Cooperation (ADMARC) has raised the maize purchase price from 650 Kwacha per kg to 700 […]

10 Biggest Industries in Malawi

Published on May 5, 2021 by Robert Ngwira

Malawi depends on its agriculture for about a third of its Gross Domestic Product, with four out of five Malawians […]

Zimbabwe, Zambia at War over Maize

Published on July 3, 2019 by FACE OF MALAWI

The ban on the buying and selling of maize among unauthorised persons in Zimbabwe has reportedly caused a stand-off between […]

Maize selling price is increasing silently

Published on February 9, 2018 by FACE OF MALAWI

The dry spells that has affected some parts of the country give advantages to maize vendors to sell the stuff […]

Mutharika orders MDF soldiers to impound vehicles smuggling Maize, Tobacco

Published on March 28, 2017 by Robert Ngwira

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has order the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers to guard all strategic exist points of […]

Hunger, maize that cost an arm and a leg forced man to kill his son in Dowa

Published on October 29, 2016 by FACE OF MALAWI

A 44 year-old man in Dowa is on run after killing his 24 year-old son with a bicycle fork as […]

Two suspected thieves caught stealing maize in Lilongwe: one suspect burnt to death by angry mob

Published on July 15, 2016 by Robert Ngwira

A suspected thief has been burnt to death in the capital Lilongwe while the other one is battling for his […]

MUTHARIKA IN CAT & MOUSE CHASE WITH ADMARC OFFICIALS

Published on February 4, 2016 by Robert Ngwira

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has warned corrupt Agricultural Development and Marketing officers to desist from conniving with vendors to […]

Ban on export of maize and maize products – Mini of Industry & Trade Press Release

Published on August 26, 2014 by Face of Malawi

Ministry of Industry and Trade PRESS RELEASE BAN ON EXPORT OF MAIZE AND MAIZE PRODUCTS The Ministry of Industry and […]

The parliamentary agriculture committee has found that there is no maize in the government silos in the northern region.

Published on September 5, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The parliamentary agriculture committee has found that there is no maize in the government silos in the northern region. This […]

Mulli misses out on all maize contracts

Published on July 16, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

In the lot for Mzuzu deliveries his offer price was mk112/kg but contract offered to someone supplying at mk120/kg In […]

DR. JOYCE BANDA THE GREAT

Published on June 17, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

As the saying goes, some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Such is […]

Maize surplus at 358,804 metric tones

Published on June 3, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has projected that the country will this year have a maize surplus of […]

Government comfirms there is a maize deficit

Published on April 12, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Government says now there is no maize.  Didnt we just export maize to our neighboring countries not too long ago? […]

Malawians rethink maize planting as climate dries

Published on April 10, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Less than three years after Ezelina Nyirongo reluctantly abandoned cultivation of her favourite local maize varieties, the 48-year-old from Rumphi […]

Has Joyce Banda fulfilled hopes pinned on her?

Published on April 7, 2013 by FACE OF MALAWI

Yes if those hopes were making fuel available with prices that go up every fortnight. Yes if those hopes were […]