By Comrade jumbe
We tirelessly fought against the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and removed it from power because our nation was sinking deeper into extreme poverty and hunger.
As one among the many patriots who fought with nothing but a mightier pen and an unbroken spirit,
I joined fellow citizens in celebrating the victory. But celebration alone is not enough — it must be followed by bold action.
Today, I humbly and firmly call upon the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leadership and all Members of Parliament to take decisive steps that will transform the lives of Malawi’s small-scale farmers.
It is time to move away from endless paperwork, speeches, and theories, and instead embrace practical solutions that can lift our people from suffering.
For decades, Malawi has expected farmers to feed the nation using only a hoe and pure manpower.
This outdated method has produced the same results year after year: hunger, poverty, and underdevelopment.
Offering a K10,000 subsidy for a bag of fertilizer to a few beneficiaries may provide temporary relief, but it cannot eradicate hunger or transform rural livelihoods.
What Malawi urgently needs is genuine agricultural empowerment, not symbolic gestures.
Public Risk Funding: A New Path for Farmers
Government must establish Public Risk Funding — a dedicated national fund that provides soft loans, grants, and insurance support for small-scale farmers without collateral.
Access to capital is the bridge that turns a struggling farmer into a productive entrepreneur.
When small farmers are properly financed, they not only feed their families — they feed the entire nation and contribute to national economic growth.
Replace Manual Labour With Modern Machinery
The era of feeding a nation with hoes must come to an end.
Modern agriculture demands modern tools: tractors, irrigation systems, processing equipment, and mechanized support services.
If we want higher yields, better quality produce, and year-round production, then mechanization is not optional — it is essential.
A Nation Ready for Transformation
Malawi has the land, the manpower, and the ambition.
What we lack is the strong policy shift that places small-scale farmers at the centre of national development.
By passing an agricultural empowerment bill backed by Public Risk Funding, Parliament will be taking a historic step toward defeating hunger, ending poverty, and unlocking the full potential of rural communities.
The struggle to remove MCP was not just political — it was a fight for dignity, opportunity, and a better future.
Now is the time for DPP leadership and our legislators to honour that struggle with action that empowers the very people who stood up for change.
Malawi can rise — but only if we genuinely empower the hands that feed the nation.
My pen is mightier than a sword
