When Chrispine Moya, 68, (not his real name) from Matchuwana Village under Senior Chief Nchiramwera in Thyolo, heard last month that his wife and daughter had been enlisted to benefit from the rebranded Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (FISP), he recalled the years when his family harvested over 30 bags of maize from just 0.2 hectares—enough to feed his household of six for a full year.

She may not yet be a household name across Malawi, but Ida Puliwa Mwango’s community-driven initiatives are gaining significant international acclaim.

Minister of Defence Chimwemwe Chipungu says the introduction of Nano liquid fertiliser has the potential to significantly enhance Malawi’s food security, including when integrated into the Farm Inputs Subsidy Programme (FISP).

Nkhoma Mission Hospital has revealed that more than one percent of Malawi’s population is blind, with cataracts accounting for nearly 40 percent of the cases.