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MALAWI – Mount Meru Millers, one of the largest edible oil manufacturing companies in Malawi, has been ordered by authorities in Malawi to stop operations until it rectifies its non-compliance with environmental regulations. Mount Meru Millers is a major player in edible oil manufacturing that deals in Sunflower, Soya, Palm, Cotton, and Groundnut seeds. According to Malawi Nyasa Times, the…
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MALAWI – Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) has engaged the Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) to undertake a fresh test on the alleged “rotten” maize to ascertain whether it is fit for consumption, The uproar started from an earlier statement that the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Sosten Gwengwe made, claiming that 10 000MT of maize under Admarc’s…
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MALAWI – The government of Malawi in partnership with the World Bank has announced plans to increase the Agriculture Commercialization (Agcom) financing program from US$95 million to US$235 million in a bid to empower more farmers. The announcement was done during the 2023/24 National Budget Statement delivered in the Parliament by Sosten Gwengwe, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs.…
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MALAWI-Malawi farmers forecast maximizing earnings from pigeon peas exports to India this season following the lifting of the 50,000 metric tonnes (mt) quota that had limited their access to the lucrative market. The move follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malawi and India governments in 2021, shortly after the introduction of a trade policy on the…
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