Farmers Union of Malawi

20/04/2026

As the 2025/26 to***co marketing season officially opens, FUM President, 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗸𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗮, joined the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development at the official opening of the market.

20/04/2026

This week, our team is joining fellow local implementing partners of AGRA Malawi for a four-day Results Review Committee (JRRC) meeting to assess performance for the first quarter of 2026.

The session provides a valuable platform to share key achievements from the past quarter, while also learning from the experiences and insights of other implementing partners.

With support from AGRA-Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems., FUM is currently implementing two projects aimed at empowering youth to access meaningful work opportunities across the agricultural value chain.

These work opportunities include; primary production, service provision, agro-dealership, commodity aggregation, and value addition.

15/04/2026

14/04/2026

Today, the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) held a productive bilateral meeting with the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development at the Ministry’s headquarters.

The meeting was convened to lay the groundwork for enhanced collaboration and engagement between the Ministry and the Union, aimed at accelerating Malawi’s agri-food system transformation agenda.

The FUM delegation was led by the President, the Board of Directors, and the Chief Executive Officer

Ministry of Agriculture - Malawi
Malawi Government

01/04/2026

We are holding an internal validation workshop to review our study on farmers’ Awareness and Use of the Seed Pack Scratch Card Technology.

We have shared preliminary findings of the study, which have sparked great discussions. We are joined by key stakeholders from the seed industry that include the Seed Traders Association, Seed Services Unit, Department of Agriculture Research, and TRACTION.

The study was necessitated by the continued proliferation of fake seed on the market despite the introduction of the Seed Pack Scratch Card technology that was intended to mitigate against the same.

The workshop is already revealing key issues that will need a wider engagement with other stakeholders in the seed sector.

12/03/2026

6 days to go until our upcoming webinar, “How Africa Works.”

Inspired by Joe Studwell’s latest book, this conversation will explore a central question in development: why do some nations achieve sustained growth while others struggle?

We’ll also dive into how agriculture forms the foundation of long-term economic transformation, and what this means for policy and development across Africa.

Don’t miss this important conversation.
Date: 17 March 2026
Time: 3:00 PM EAT

Register here: https://agra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eD47t9l5Q_-9oJXdf6vJSg

09/03/2026

Here the link to our contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Policy Statement that was presented by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b3Yyl59W6ubm7XspUrzSlzoEh-GkOufD/view?usp=drive_link

23/02/2026

18/02/2026

Young people in Malawi possess significant, yet largely untapped, potential to drive meaningful change and transformation within the country’s agricultural sector.

Yesterday, the Farmers Union of Malawi, in partnership with AGRA-Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. and the Lilongwe District Agriculture Office, organized the Youth Agri-Vibe Fair.

The event aimed to recognize and celebrate outstanding young individuals who are championing agripreneurship, while also providing a dynamic platform for knowledge exchange, networking, and the sharing of innovative ideas among youth in agriculture

Malawi’s youth are farming the future! At the Youth Agri-Vibe Fair Day in Kalumbu AASP, young agripreneurs brought unstoppable vibes, bold ideas, climate-sma...

11/02/2026

Today, WFO President - Arnold Puech d'Alissac joined the side event “Strengthening Grassroots Cooperative Institutions as Catalysts for Social Justice, Economic Resilience and Gender Equality”, organised by Indian Cooperative Network for Women ( ).

During his intervention, the President highlighted the pivotal role of agricultural cooperatives in empowering , especially women, and the importance of supporting to ensure more resilient and sustainable agri-food systems. 👇

🔗Read more here: https://ow.ly/tEPf50Y9pLT

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)

04/02/2026

Poor access to profitable markets has been among the significant barriers to most farmers in Africa. High Transactional Costs, Low productivity, Information Asymmetry, Prohibitive Policy and Regulatory Instruments, and Structural market failures limit farmers' participation and integration in the more profitable value chains. We invite you to this ground-breaking webinar by AGRA-Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. to share insights and propose practical solutions in this critical challenge of the African Food Systems

Farmers work hard to produce food, yet policies too often fall short at the market level.

This Thursday, we’re convening a focused dialogue on bridging the market-to-farmer disconnect and strengthening how policies respond to real farmer and market realities.

Be part of the conversation shaping more responsive, market-aligned agricultural systems.
Register here https://agra-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RLFO1M8PTVyzp6XvdHrAzg

04/02/2026

Malawi's soil health is deteriorating due to unsustainable farming, deforestation, and extreme weather. This crisis threatens to deepen food insecurity and challenges livelihoods of over 3 million farmers in Malawi.

Solutions must therefore be farmer-led and farmer-centric. In this discussion, our CEO, Jacob Christopher Nyirongo and Professor Ken Giller of Wageningen University explore the daily realities farmers face when making decisions about soil health and farm inputs.

Click the link for this interesting discussion 👇👇👇👇

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/clim-eat_soilhealth-sustainableagriculture-climatesmartagriculture-activity-7424380154191355904-DqVr?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAAfql90BRk3mWW3JFcDj45N6wRdTJUrfVXk

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵? In this interview of Ken Giller and Jacob N...