The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has condemned ADMARC Limited after 70 metric tonnes of maize worth an estimated MK77 million deteriorated at its Liwonde warehouse. The grain was later sold to livestock farmers following a pest infestation that rendered it unfit for human consumption. In a statement, NAP Chairperson Benedicto Kondowe and National Coordinator Baxton Nkhoma described the loss as “unacceptable,” saying every bag lost to poor management is food taken from families already struggling with hunger and high maize prices. “This latest loss comes at the worst possible time. Thousands of households continue to depend on food assistance while ordinary citizens are battling the rising cost of maize,” the statement reads. NAP said the Liwonde case reflects a wider pattern of waste within ADMARC. In 2024, the corporation disposed of 12,304 metric tonnes of maize declared unfit for human consumption. At MK32,500 per 50kg bag, NAP estimates that loss at about 246,080 bags worth roughly MK8 billion. The organization attributes the repeated spoilage to systemic failures in grain preservation, warehouse management, quality assurance, stock rotation, infrastructure maintenance, supervision, and accountability. “ADMARC’s continued deterioration of publicly funded grain stocks reflects a culture where avoidable losses of strategic national resources occur with little consequence,” NAP said. The group warned that Malawi cannot claim to be winning the fight against hunger “while its strategic grain reserves continue to deteriorate in government warehouses.” NAP has called for an immediate independent forensic audit into ADMARC’s grain management systems, and urged authorities to ensure those responsible are held accountable to restore public confidence. Post navigation Governance Experts Warn DPP Against Sidelining Central Region Ahead of 2030 Polls Lawyer Theu Angers Journalists, Lawyers