Malawi consumes around 3.5 million tons of maize every year, but only 2.9 million tons will be harvested according to government estimates—a shortfall of 600,000 tons.

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 ...

“Malawi, together with the wider Southern Africa region, currently faces very serious food insecurity, impacting millions. This crisis comes as the country is struggling to stabilize its macro-economy ...

This project looks at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in 10 different countries, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked, despite their very specific needs ...

Blantyre - More than 10% of Malawi's inhabitants will need food aid over the next few months following massive crop failure in the south, a report said on Monday. The report said 1.63 million ...

Malawi became the first low-income nation to receive financing from the International Monetary Fund under a new tool intended to help countries cope with global food price shocks. The south east ...

"The whole reason we have fled to Malawi is the safety of our lives, but we plead for help in areas of food, bedding and a place to be accommodated in because it is hot living in tents." ...

The funds are set to provide food aid to approximately 235,000 households in some of the most affected areas in Malawi, as well as direct relief payments to over 100,000 households, according to ...

Now, three of them are sharing one plate of food, if they eat at all. Landlocked Malawi has very little in exportable goods. Aid here remains vital. It’s like the health and food infrastructure ...

Joachim De Weerdt receives funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Flanders, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Jan Duchoslav ...