The landlocked country of Malawi, located in southeastern Africa, is home to rich, arable land and a subtropical climate suitable for farming. As a result, over 80% of the population is employed in ...

MORRISVILLE, N.C., Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pyxus International, Inc. (PYYX), a global value-added agricultural company, announced a new partnership between its subsidiary Pyxus Agriculture ...

LILONGWE, December 8, 2022 – The combined effects of adverse weather, acute foreign exchange shortages, disruptions to electricity, and the high rate of inflation, mean Malawi continues to face an ...

MULANJE, Malawi — Alex Maere survived the destruction of Cyclone Freddy when it tore through southern Malawi in 2023. His farm didn't. The 59-year-old saw decades of work disappear with the precious ...

Over 80 percent of Malawi's population depends on rain-fed smallholder farming. When rains fail or come unpredictably, entire communities face food shortages and income loss. The 2023-2024 farming ...

Once a symbol of self-reliance, Malawi's fertiliser production faded over the years leaving farmers and the economy at the mercy of global prices and delayed imports. Following independence in 1964, ...

When Robert Mbendera started out as a small-scale dairy farmer in rural Malawi 20 years ago, milking the one cow he owned was an arduous, time-consuming process. "It would take about 80 minutes to ...

HARARE, March 22 (Reuters) - Helplessly watching her maize turn yellow as she waited for free fertilizer from the government, Zimbabwean farmer Marian Kanenungo had nothing but makeshift compost from ...