Regional
Hunger
Africa
into Warm Heart of
Bores
…as food shortages escalate in Malawi
Joel Phiri - Blantyre
M
alawi, which once prided
itself for having enough food
reserves to feed its citizenry,
with substantial surpluses exported to
assist nations ravaged by droughts, is
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reeling in dire need of help amid acute
scarcity of food, especially the staple
maize grain.
For the first time in many years, the
country’s ability to feed its people is at
risk and sadly and unexpectedly, Malawi
has lost its hard-earned status as an
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agricultural success story.
What has gone wrong and what lessons
are there to be drawn by other countries,
particularly in the SADC block, and
beyond?
According to the World Food Programme,
more than 1.63 million people (or 11
percent of the population) are facing
April 2013