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14 July 2022

The Agriculture Production Estimate Survey

27 June 2022

Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Reports June 2022

24 June 2022

-- AIP Tender Documents for 2022/2023 Season

23 June 2022

-- Statement on Tama Congress

16 September 2021

-- ASWAP SP 2 safe guards documents now available

Ministry of Agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture is one of the key ministries in the Malawi Government. Agriculture, being the mainstay of the country’s economy, makes the Ministry prominent in Malawi society in general, and in its contribution to the economy in particular.The Ministry is organized in 6 technical Departments namely Agriculture Extension Services, Crops Development, Animal Health and Livestock Development, Agriculture Research, Agriculture Planning Services as well as Land Resource Conservation. The Ministry also includes Irrigation as the government institution responsible for the irrigation sector and has the Principal Secretary solely designated to oversee irrigation matters.

Vision

“A nation that enjoys increased agricultural productivity and ensures food security and sustainable agricultural growth and development”.

Mission

“To promote and facilitate strides that increase agricultural productivity and sustain good management and efficient use of land based natural resources to ensure food security and increased income”

Mandate

The Ministry is mandated to promote and accelerate broad-based, sustainable agricultural development policies that enhance economic growth and contribute to poverty reduction.

BANANA INDUSTRY GETS MINISTRY’S FLAGSHIP STATUS

Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe wants Banana importation to end in two year. The Ministry of Agriculture has decided to consider revamping Banana industry as its flagship program from now as one way of ending importation of banana mainly from Tanzania and Mozambique. Minister of Agriculture Lobin Lowe, MP, disclosed this plan during the Mzuzu meeting he held on Tuesday morning last week with horticulture directors ........

On Thursday, 27^th August 2020, Members of Parliament passed the Cannabis Regulation Bill of 2020. Presenting the bill to the August House, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Hon. Kondwani Nankhumwa, MP, informed the house that the bill seeks to decriminalize the cultivation, propagation, production, processing, storage, distribution and use of the cannabis plant for medicinal, industrial and scientific application..