Malawi: Malawi children falling victim to human traffickers
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi, United Republic of TanzaniaChildren from Malawi are being trafficked into neighbouring Tanzania to work as forced labour or in the sex tradeRead the full article in...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi's food safety threatened by contaminated groundnuts
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiFair trade NGO Twin is calling for urgent action after revealing 60% of groundnuts are not tested for potentially lethal aflatoxinsRead the Full Story by Mark Tran
View ArticleMalawi: Could Malawi's empty grain stores signal return to the bad times?
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiJoyce Banda's country has surplus grain in some regions, but distributing it to those in the south hit by drought is a challengeRead the Full Report by John Vidal
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi shifts focus to nutrition and new crops to tackle food crisis
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiGovernment subsidies will focus on encouraging farmers to grow protein-rich crops to stabilise food supplyA nutrition act and new crops are at the centre of the...
View ArticleMalawi: A matter of life and birth in Malawi
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiA chronic shortage of medical staff and facilities in Malawi has led to the adoption of task-sharing among health workers, which is having a positive effect on family...
View ArticleWorld: Could aquaculture solve Africa's fishing crisis?
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi, WorldFish is a critical source of dietary protein in sub-Saharan Africa, providing an estimated 22% of protein intake. But with marine fisheries over-exploited,...
View ArticleMalawi: New food security alliance is timely for Malawi's path out of poverty
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiMalawi's government has had to apply a painful remedy to heal economic damage of the past but we're seeing signs of recoveryAt the nutrition for growth summit, held...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi's success story in reducing HIV infection
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiWorld Aids Day: Through dispensing antiretroviral drugs and monitoring their effectiveness, Malawi has slashed deaths and infection rates.Read the full report
View ArticleMalawi: Samba machine a welcome boost for people living with HIV in rural Malawi
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiMercy Banda looks away as a blood sample is taken from her arm. Banda, 33, is HIV positive and is having her viral load tested at the Namitambo health clinic in...
View ArticleWorld: Improving nutrition through food fortification
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi, Nigeria, United Republic of Tanzania, World, ZambiaGone are the days when food aid only consisted of delivering sacks of flour, grain and other basic ingredients to...
View ArticleMalawi: Baobab holds out promise for Malawi’s farmers and forests
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiDemand for powder from the ‘superfruit’ could boost farmers’ incomes, slow deforestation and protect biodiversitySam Jones in LilongweSitting in his well-ordered...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi floods leave grim legacy of death, destruction and devastation
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiThe aerial delivery of relief supplies has revealed the tragic human and environmental cost of the floods that hit Malawi following torrential rainsHomes swept away...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi floods devastation far worse than first thought
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiUN agencies scale up response to disaster that has displaced nearly a quarter of a million people, and threatens disease and malnutritionNearly a quarter of a million...
View ArticleMalawi: Permaculture in Malawi: using food forests to prevent floods and hunger
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiPermaculture projects in Malawi are developing sustainable food systems. It is time the development sector took this ‘marginal hippy movement’ seriouslyPierre Moorsom...
View ArticleMalawi: Malawi's young farmers: 'Village life has to become more attractive'
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi“I’m 21, and look at me: I’m self-reliant, I buy my own clothes, go to the salon for my hair and I’m a farmer.” Juliette Harawa is proud to live in her village...
View ArticleWorld: Hunger threatens millions as El Niño causes drought and floods
Source: The GuardianCountry: El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, WorldAid agencies call for urgent action as failed harvests, stunted crops and soaring prices...
View ArticleMalawi: Where drought is the new normal: El Niño worsens food shortages in...
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi, ZimbabweLucy Lamble reports from southern Africa on the recurring droughts, exacerbated by an unusually strong El Niño, that are causing a severe lack of...
View ArticleSomalia: A tale of two droughts: one killed 260,000 people, the other none. Why?
Source: The GuardianCountry: Malawi, Senegal, SomaliaAssia Sidibe Head of government services for west and central Africa at African Risk CapacityDisaster insurance offers a new model for economic...
View ArticleWorld: Invasion of maize-eating caterpillars worsens hunger crisis in Africa
Source: The GuardianCountry: Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, WorldCrops that feed 200 million people at risk from destructive march of fall armyworm, as agriculture experts call for urgent actionThe crops that...
View ArticleMalawi: Wider use of rotavirus vaccine urged after 'potent' success of Malawi...
Source: The GuardianCountry: MalawiDramatic fall in infant deaths prompts calls for national immunisation programmes to incorporate treatmentA rotavirus vaccine introduced in rural Malawi has reduced...
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