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News Updates
Niche market opens for cotton industry
Although cotton production has been declining over the years, there is potential for the country to tap the unexploited niche market for conventionally bred cotton whose demand has been increasing in the face of insufficient supply to meet demand.
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“A problem shared is...
Just like many sectors, the agriculture sectors in multi-faced such that various challenges will continue to rock the sector. However, for sustainable solution as well as sector vibrancy there is a need for the public and private sector to work close...
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AICC initiatives inspiring the youths
By Macneil Kalowekamo
For many people in Mzimba, the idea of going to South Africa in search of a better life is more appealing than any thought.The people who go to the rainbow nation from this district claim to find life in the village very diffic...
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AVOID PRICE SPECULATION; AICC ADVISE STAKEHOLDERS
The marketing season for the 2016/2017 growing season is finally here. From all perspectives, things have already started to take shape on the market with various traders flocking to rural areas to buy various commodities from smallholder farmers. ...
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YIF ENGAGES SERVICE PROVIDERS
Opportunity arose for Young Innovative Farmers (YIF)in Lilongwe to engage various service providers, when the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) organized a business to business meeting for young innovative and service providers at BI...
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FBS GRADUATES 58 IN THE NORTH, ENROLLS 60...
After a year of comprehensive training with rice farmers in various districts, Farm Business Schools (FBS) operating in Karonga and Nkhatabay districts under the Rice platform of AICC finally graduated 58 farmers who had undergone farm business manag...
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MALAWI OIL SEEDS PLATFORM GOES LIVE
The Malawi oil seeds online platform has now gone live to consolidate efforts aimed at promoting the production and marketing of oil seeds.The Government of Malawi identified oil seed crops as a key area for potential growth in the National Export St...
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A Sneak Peek into the 2015/16 Legumes Marketing...
With the tobacco industry being under threat due to high intensity of the anti-smoking campaign, the legumes sub-sector continues to be a sub sector of interest in Malawi. After registering high prices last growing season, 2015/16 domestic marketing ...
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AICC INTESIFIES COLLECTIVE MARKETING IN DEMERA EPA
For many years, smallholder farmers in Demera EPA Lilongwe were used to selling their produce individually and to unreliable markets. However, the introduction of SALF programme by the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship in the area has chan...
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GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SECTOR MEET OVER FISP
As efforts to intensify the delivery of the FISP programme across the country continue, government has indicated that it is contemplating on up-scaling the private sector involvement in the implementation of 2016/17 FISP programme after a successful ...
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AICC CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO SCREEN INVESTORS
The African Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) Chief Executive officer Dr. Felix Lombe has urged government to critically scrutinize potential investors in the country before making any commitment for the country to fully benefit from the seve...
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