Malawi: Soap made from cassava peels boosts farmers’ income
A thick, dark cloud slowly engulfs the sky. Although it hasn’t rained for the past two days, it will certainly […]
Malawi: Community radio helps farmers become food and nutrition-secure
This story was originally published in January 2016. As an infant, Enelesi Nkhoma’s firstborn son was very weak, lost a […]
Malawi: Youth migration hurts farm production, but one youth is succeeding on the farm (IPS)
As households in southern Malawi’s Chiradzulu District start preparing their farms for the next maize growing season, Frederick Yohane is […]
Radio Dinosaur FM knows the power of myth-busting, inclusion, and destigmatization
Nestled in the heart of Karonga district, Malawi, Radio Dinosaur FM is named for the dinosaurs that once lived there. […]
Malawi: COVID-19 social distancing measures disrupt markets and farmers’ income
It is a cool, dry winter afternoon and Ida Maganga is arriving home from her field of Irish potatoes and […]
Malawi: Clubs help farmers benefit from groundnut farming
It’s a bright Wednesday morning and Phillip Msakwiza is busy supervising construction work for his new house. He is using […]
Malawi: Women and youth join co-operative to access better groundnut markets
It’s four o’clock in the morning, but Alice Kawaye is already awake in her well-thatched grass house. The 38-year-old farmer […]
Malawi: Shared decision-making boosts family farming income
It’s about 11 o’clock in the morning and Diffat Chinyama and his wife Lunia are returning home from planting beans […]
Malawi: HIV-positive farmers improve nutritional status with mixed farming
Clement Mbewe and his two children sit on the verandah of their corrugated iron sheet house, eating the breakfast prepared […]
Malawi: Farmers increase yields by planting groundnuts in two rows per ridge
It rained cats and dogs yesterday, a sign to farmers of the beginning of the rainy season. But today is […]