Trendy Politics Malawi

President Dr. Joyce Banda on Tuesday said her Government will continue with the fertilizer subsidy programme and also strengthen farming clubs as one way of improving agriculture in the country once voted into power. Banda said this at Nkhwazi Admarc football ground in Mchinji District after switching on rural electricity at Nkhwazi Health center. She said agriculture is the economic backbone of the country and promoting it is good for the people. President Banda shakes hands with one beneficiary of A Cow A Family programme at Pinda School Ground in Mchinji “I know that the country relies on agriculture and most of the farmers are poor, I would like to assure you that my government won’t stop the fertilizer subsidy programme, we will continue with it so that we help a lot of people,” she said. The President said stopping fertilizer subsidy programme is as well as killing the plight of the poor farmers who can’t afford to buy expensive fertilizer. She also said it is...

President Dr. Joyce Banda’s zeal on women has made her to still remain that substantial figure in the African society as she continues to fight against the poverty cycles that have lingered on women in the country even though the country has signed up to a number of international protocols aimed at increasing the participation of women in politics and socio-economic affairs. Building on the leadership of the country’s first female Head of State, Her Excellency President Dr. Joyce Banda said that the country has an opportunity to transform the lives of women living in the villages. “We have an opportunity to transform the country by recognizing the interconnectedness of gender equality, agriculture, security, the environment, health, and a strong youth population. For a woman living in a village in Africa, the issues of food security, the challenges posed by climate variability, population pressures, and economic challenges all meet this woman on the doorstep of her home...