Malawi is considering importing Kazakh wheat, a move that could give Kazakhstan its first recorded wheat market in sub-Saharan Africa after years of sales concentrated in North Africa.
The initiative highlights traditional crops while supporting farmers with skills and research to improve food production under dry conditions.
The new facility in Blantyre aims to cut Malawi’s reliance on imported fertiliser and improve access for farmers across the country.
Farmers say the new price goes against government policy and will result in heavy losses.
Declining local maize prices have put traders and the Malawi Government on a collision course as the entrepreneurs have resorted to defying an export ban in search of better prices.