by Frank Kadzakumanja, 23. July
2012
Experience in Africa has shown that it has always been a
challenge for farmers to know the right prices for commodities
hence they always sell their produce soon after harvest at a very
low price. On 23rd July, 2012 Agricultural
Commodity Exchange (ACE) organized a two day training course on
price information for 13 enumerators from Chiradzulu, Nsanje,
Bangula, Namwera, Ntaja, Muloza, Mwanza, Neno, Nkhotakota, Salima,
Luchenza, Chikhwawa and Balaka at its head office in
Lilongwe.
by Frank Kadzakumanja, 23. June
2012
Ace is running a warehouse receipt project funded by Common Fund
for Commodities (CFC) in partnership with European Union (EU).
Following a meeting held in February 2012, ACE organized a half day
community sensitization in Msimbi 70 KM north of Lilongwe. The
Session attracted a total of 15 Men and 3 Women from Msimbi
association clubs which has 350 members divided into 35 clubs.
These included the club chairman, secretary, village headmen and
local farmers. At the moment, most farmers in Malawi do not benefit
much from their yields because they sell at low price just after
harvest.
by Daniel Chilima, 23. March 2012
[extract] ACE is testing the idea of Warehouse receipts and
its effects in a rural community of largely food deficit area by
building this 500mt registered warehouse right in the middle of
Balaka. This warehouse is ideally positioned to feed Balaka during
acute lean season (low supply, high demand) of December to March at
usually higher price to the benefit of a depositor. The report
covers 2 community sensitisations and the district council project
briefing.
by Daniel Chilima, 22. March
2012
[extract] ACE Organized a day community sensitization
workshops at Mpenu 12km from Nathenje and Nyanja communities 16km
from Nathenje. Nathenje is a medium bread basket for central region
of Malawi with normally high production areas.
by Edna Chamgwera, 19. March
2012
[extract] ACE in partnership with WFP and MLI has embarked on an
expansion programme of opening rural trade facilitation
centres in order to effectively serve the rural areas.
by Daniel Chilima, 1. March 2012
[extract] After a lot of deliberations on running of warehouses,
the association decided that receipts will be issued to the
association as well as individual deposits (member or non-member)
therefore also holding association or individual right of sale.
Individual depositors will adhere to minimum deposit
volumes.
By Lucy Gondwe, 28. February
2012
[extract] Nathenje NASFAM site is along M1 road, about 37
kilometers from Lilongwe, the workshop attracted 9 Board members of
Lilongwe South Smallholder association, representing
three associations; Mpenu, Nyanya and Mlodzeni association.
The objective was to sensitive members of Lilongwe South
smallholder association on the benefit they can get from warehouse
receipt system and to agree modalities on Nathenje certified
warehouse operations.
By Daniel Chilima, 24. February
2012
[extract] ACE identified 5 Warehouse managers to
manage certified storage warehouses in Kafulu in the district of
Dowa Central Malawi, Nathenje in Lilongwe south, and Balaka
Southern Malawi. Ace took the warehouse managers to a warehouse
management training in Mchinji on the 22nd to 23rd February 2012.
By Daniel Chilima
[extract] ACE is running a warehouse receipt project funded by
Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) in partnership with European
Union (EU). The project includes building and running of 3 rural
warehouses for third party storage, and access to finance. Kafulu a
community member based association has over 7000 members 1400 of
them growing ground nuts, Maize and Soya beans will now have access
to a 500mt storage constructed meters from their door step.
By Daniel Chilima
[extract] Filled with excitement of the new coming season with
most projects reaching a mature stage the half-day session
attracted 16 men & 5 women, representatives from their
respective clubs of the Msimbi association. The association has 350
members divided in 35 clubs and the farmers are mainly growing
Maize, Soya, Ground nuts, and beans.
By Edna Chamgwera
[extract] The first meeting were held on 5th January at Simbi
Trading Centre where 39 farmers from 13 Clubs attended. The
second meeting was held on 6th January at Kasuntha Trading Centre
and 97 farmers participated from 34 clubs.