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.
in insurance payouts to over 36,000 farming households in Malawi. These payouts aim to support farmers whose crops suffered damage due to climate-induced shocks during the 2023/2024 growing season.
Farmers in Mtengowathenga, Dowa District, have expressed satisfaction with the progress of the Affordable Input Programme (AIP), a government initiative aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity ...
A research field of industrial hemp at Chitedze research station in Malawi capital Lilongwe. Farmers say it failed to yield expected results. [VOA Malawi's parliament is considering legislation to ...
The combined effects of cyclones and droughts, worsened by climate change, have led to widespread food insecurity in Malawi. While some adaptation efforts are emerging in this agriculture-dependent ...