Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year. Drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern has affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming ...

A girl eats sorghum porridge as she sits in the dirt in Chidyamanga, a village in southern Malawi that has been hard hit by drought in recent years, leading to chronic food insecurity, especially ...

The Malawi government has allocated K100 billion to the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) to procure additional maize, in a significant escalation of its preparations for a food crisis anticipated ...

In Malawi, the U.N.’s World Food Program (WFP) is working to address a rising number of malnourished children amid an ongoing drought, the worst to hit southern Africa in decades. The WFP’s efforts ...

Catholics in the drought stricken African nation of Malawi say the August visit to the Vatican by the country's president, Lazarus Chakwera, reflects the importance of faith and the role that the ...

Maize is the preferred staple of most of southern Africa. In Malawi it supplies two-thirds of national calorie intake. Nine out of 10 farming households produce maize and devote over 70% of their land ...

The Malawi government banned exports of maize on Thursday to improve food security in the country, which is currently in an acute food shortage. Secretary for Industrialization, Business, Trade, and ...

Malawi is so desperate for food to stave off a hunger crisis that the government may buy a type of corn that the country mainly uses as livestock feed. In the southern African nation, millions eat a ...

Malawi is strengthening its food control system with the aid of nuclear sciences, boosting consumer protection and export competitiveness. With IAEA support through the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of ...

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