Malawi Hunger Archives

Malawi food crisis : Govt launches hunger response program in Phalombe

Oct 20, 2016 Grecium Gama 10 &

Malawi government together with World Food Program (WFP) and Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has launched a hunger response program aimed at providing food to starving Malawians in Phalombe. During the program which will… ...

Malawi Crisis: Hunger fuels high School dropout in Nsanje

Oct 18, 2016 Chilenje Chilenje 53 &

Over 1,000 primary school learners in the lower Shire district of Nsanje are reported to have dropped out of School this year alone due to hunger problem, Malawi24 can reveal. Speaking to this publication on… ...

Environmental expert calls for climate change ministry

Oct 15, 2016 Luke Bisani 8 &

Tipping Malawi government on ending the socioeconomic woes cause by climate change, a local environmental expert has called for need to have a ministry that can deal with the problem. The call comes at a… ...

Scotland gives Malawi additional funding

Oct 15, 2016 Bright Malenga 23 &

As up to 7 million people are facing food shortage in the country, the Scottish Government says it will double its pledge to the humanitarian situation. According to Scottish International Development Minister Dr Alasdair Allan,… ...

Government aware of hunger in Malawi, Chilima tells critics

Oct 10, 2016 Bright Malenga 93 &

Malawi Vice President Saulosi Klaus Chilima has told government critics that they must stop using the current hunger situation in the country as a tool of attacking government since the country’s leadership is already aware… ...

Malawi Hunger: WFP intensifies relief efforts

Sep 30, 2016 Bertha Chirwa 21 &

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has intensified its efforts to fight food insecurity as it is importing 55,000 metric tonnes of maize which is expected to meet the needs of up to 4.7… ...

Malawi getting maize from Zambia, Mexico

Sep 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 86 &

In a move to lessen effects of the double blow on food production by disasters in the country, Malawi has now begun filling its stocks with maize from Zambia and Mexico to feed a starving… ...