The hunger situation in Malawi is forcing farmers to sell coupons used to buy cheap farm inputs, Malawi24 can reveal.
Speaking to our reporter, some residents in Machinga district said they cannot buy fertilizer while they have no food to feed their families.
“We were depending on mangoes, but now nothing is there in our trees, I had no choice but to sell the coupon I had so that I can buy food for my family,” said one resident who opted for anonymity.
A similar situation also befell another resident and she said: “I couldn’t manage to keep my coupon while I had nothing in my house for my children, they were not going to school for classes because of hunger.”
Another resident also revealed that she opted to sell her coupon at K7,000 to have a bag of maize.
Almost 3 million people are in danger of facing hunger and severe shortage of food supply in Malawi following floods and dry spells that occurred early last year.
According to Christian Aid estimates, households in some districts in the southern region of the country are at risk of finding themselves in life threatening situations induced by the lack of food supply.
God help malawi
Hunger or laziness?
Yaa tisadere nkhawa zamawa poti mawalizidera nkhawa lokha
Afe Ndi Lidzu Mwendo Uli Mmadzi? Mwaitha Sanamubele Munthu Azibela okha
its not new. its there since 2005
Kikikikiki aitha atelowo, tiyelekeze kuno ku lower states tinabzala koyamba chinauma ndi dzuwa tabzalanso kachiwiri kwagwano tchembelezandonda mvula siikugwanso tabzalanso kachitatu mwachiziwikile uno January nde tikati kulakwa ai ndithu
Ambiri agulitsadi nanga nkutani
Kd pitala akuziwa zoti chimanga chakwela ngati akuziwa azafa imfa yowawa
Boma la mbuzi
Selling of fsp has not started this year.It has been ever since starter pack started. This is a sign that most Malawians are not aware of village habits even Malawia24
Isold Mine At Mk9000.00 Here In Ku But Now They Are At Mk5000.00 Bola Ine Going To The Admarc Daily Kungomwela Mkadatani?
Man mumati muli ndi cash
Sure!
Yaa they must sell the coupons to get food, why not first distribute free food ( maize)
This is what we said last time that the FISP thing is just a waste of GoVt resources because most of it is just sold to neighbouring countries! better subsidized fertilizer for farmers clubs or commercial farmers who can sell the maize back to Govt full stop!
I m one of them,i didn’t beg the coupons
Mavuto njala sangathe
zotsakhala bwinotu apa