El Niño: Malawi’s harvest of its staple food maize may fall by 22.5% this year

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 to growing it. Most farming households are vulnerable to the rainfall patterns. Over 90% of farming...

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Main Authors:	De Weerdt, Joachim, Arndt, Channing, Thurlow, James, Duchoslav, Jan, Glauber, Joseph W., You, Liangzhi, Anderson, Weston
Format:	Opinion Piece
Language:	Inglés
Published:	The Conversation 2024
Subjects:	El Niño maize households harvesting
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139781