Smallholder farmers in northern Malawi, preparing deep beds to plant with peas and maize. Courtesy Alan Dixon Farmers are already struggling financially. Many farm only one crop: maize. They can’t ...

The memorandum of understanding comes a month after Malawi’s parliament allowed the government to proceed with its program to send laborers to work on farms and industries in Israel. Currently ...

He said Malawi’s Farm Input Subsidy Program, or FISP, is not working as planned. The government effort, introduced eight years ago, enables the poor farmers to buy farm inputs including ...

Blantyre — While Malawian's new president, Bingu Wa Mutharika has won International favour for spearheading good governance ideals to make the country a better place to live, a report from ...

Malawi's former leader Bingu ... Mr Mutharika bought the cattle and maize farm in 2004, where he built an imposing mansion he called the White House. The mausoleum - officially called "Mpumulo ...

Malawi is a landlocked country in southeastern ... often rendering them incapable of heavy farm work. Researchers discovered, though, that they could boost the farmers' health—and double their ...

Many farm only one crop: maize. They can't easily afford chemical fertilisers that would boost the soil's fertility and sustain yields. Agriculture accounts for just over 25% of Malawi's gross ...