Malawi

El Niño: Malawi’s harvest of maize – its staple food – may fall by 22.5% this year

By Joachim De Weerdt, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Channing Arndt, CGIAR System Organization; James Thurlow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Jan Duchoslav, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Joseph Glauber, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Liangzhi You, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , and Weston Anderson, University of Maryland Maize is the preferred staple of most of southern Africa. […]

January 30, 2024 42

Namibia

Hundreds attend bikers street procession at Otjiwarongo

A group of 17 bikers from Angola and Namibia on Thursday held a street procession in Otjiwarongo’s Hage Geingob Avenue in preparation for their 2024 Africa Ubuntu Run show, which is set for Karibib on Sunday. The parade, led by Otjiwarongo Municipality traffic vehicles, started at the police roadblock north of town, and attracted hundreds of onlookers. Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua and Chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Marlayn […]

January 26, 2024 18

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Oshiwambo

Aa Malawi ya thika 5 000 taaka longa koofaalama ko Israel

Epangelo lya Malawi olya tseyitha oompangela okutuma aagundjuka ya thika 5 000 yaka longe mofaalama ko Israel,nonando kwali lya shekwa okutuma aagundjuka 221 koshilongo shoka ehuliloshiwike lya piti. Ominista yomauyelele Moses Kankuyu okwa lombwele o BBC Newsday programme nena kutya otaya tala koompangela okutuma aagundjuka 5 000. Nayalwe oya kala oomvula dha konda 5,notaya gwedha ashike komwaalu ngoka. Minister ta popile ompangela ndjoka,tati oyili oshitopolwa shopolohalama yepangelo okugandja ilonga kaagundjuka […]

November 28, 2023 3 1

Africa

Malawi makes first large-scale wheat harvest

Malawi has made its first successful large-scale wheat harvest after trying for years to find a grain variety suitable for its soil. According to radio network Voice of America, Malawi imports 200,000 tonnes of wheat at $48 million. To achieve self-sufficiency, it may take the country four years to produce enough wheat. Meanwhile, Agriculture experts in Malawi say wheat farming is expected to produce about 90 metric tons, which is […]

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