Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done

Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year. Drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern has affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming households in the country.

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Main Authors: De Weerdt, Joachim, Duchoslav, Jan
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: The Conversation 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170268
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spelling CGSpace1702682025-12-08T10:29:22Z Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done De Weerdt, Joachim Duchoslav, Jan El Niño food systems hunger maize Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year. Drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern has affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by nine out of 10 farming households in the country. 2024-06-02 2025-01-28T20:50:56Z 2025-01-28T20:50:56Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170268 en Open Access The Conversation De Weerdt, Joachim; and Duchoslav, Jan. 2024. Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done. The Conversation. Published online on June 2, 2024. https://theconversation.com/malawi-faces-a-food-crisis-why-plans-to-avert-hunger-arent-realistic-and-what-can-be-done-230588
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Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done
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title_short Malawi faces a food crisis: Why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done
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