Farmers want higher maize farm gate prices (The Nation)

The Nation (Malawi) published an article reporting that Farmers Union of Malawi’s president Frighton Njolomole said the FUM has asked the government to adjust upwards the minimum farm gate price for maize for farmers to see profits. Njolomole said an adjustment would be a good compensation and an incentive to medium- and large-scale farmers who use more inputs in their production mix. The article referenced the IFPRI-Malawi’s 2020 paper titled ‘Can a maize price band work in Malawi?’ that concluded the government intervention had failed to lift estimated maize farm gate prices.