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By Memory Kutengule Chatonda BLANTYRE, November 6, Mana: As climate change continues to wreak havoc in drought-prone areas, farmers under the Chiyanjano Farmers Association in the group in Group Village headman Imbwa’s area tell a different story. The farming group...

By James Chavula Mwandama in Zomba is engulfed by tobacco and coffee estates owned by city-based barons, but groundnuts and soya are widely produced by local farmers. The peasants churn out truckloads often sold at low prices dictated by roaming...

By Temwa Mhone Travelling on the meandering narrow tarmac up the peak of Zomba Plateau, groups of traders are seen selling strawberries fresh from the slopes. As the free-growing strawberries are disappearing in the chilly heights of the country’s second-highest...

By Memory Chatonda Over half of Malawians are poor partly due to rapid population growth and reliance on rain-fed agriculture. This is vivid in Kunthembwe, a rural community of about 46,000 people west of Blantyre City. The area experiences erratic...

By James Chavula Zomba Plateau is one of the picture-ready tourist destinations in Malawi, but the country’s second-highest peak is fast losing its green glory. As lush forests disappear, locals endure lengthening hikes in search of firewood, fruits, and construction...