Malawi 2018/19 maize output up 24 pct, minimal effect from cyclone Idai- minister
BLANTYRE, April 9 (Reuters) - Malawi's maize output increased by just over 24 percent in the 2018/19 farming year so far, boosted by favourable weather conditions and government subsidies, the agriculture minister said on Tuesday.
Production rose to 3.355 million metric tonnes from 2.697 million metric tonnes in the 2017/18 farming season, according to the second round of the 2018/19 Agricultural Production Estimate Survey (APES), Joseph Mwanamvekha, minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development said.
In February, the government had estimated production of 3.387 million metric tonnes in the 2018/19 season which ends in May.
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