By Phillimon Backson
The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has disclosed that it has received 100,000 metric tonnes of maize from Zambia which has arrived in the country 13 April, 2026 out of a total planned 200,000 metric tonnes.
This has been disclosed on 16 April, 2026.
Spokesperson for the agency, Arthur Mpakeni, said that in the first consignment Malawi Government bought 103,000 metric and the remaining 3,000 metric tonnes is expected to arrive in the country soon.
According to Mpakeni, the received maize constitutes the first consignment under a broader supply agreement between the governments of Malawi and Zambia, aimed at alleviating the country’s ongoing food shortages.
He has added that the remaining 97,000 metric tonnes are expected to be delivered in the second phase of the arrangement.
This initiative forms part of the government’s wider response to food insecurity, which has been exacerbated by erratic weather conditions
