Malawi is amongtst four southern African nations that will benefit from a a grant of £16.9 million ($20.8 million) by the UK Department for International Development to UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for life-saving interventions to prevent the escalation of malnutrition and child illness or death as counties are approaching the peak of the lean season, […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda has said 6.5 million people require food assistance. He said this in Parliament on Monday when he was giving a ministerial statement on food situation in the country. The Minister said this was reviewed by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessments Committee during the humanitarian response plan. “Out […]
Opposition political parties in Malawi parliament have asked the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government to reduce the selling price of maize to enable poor Malawians manage to buy the commodity. The calls come as the country suffers with soaring inflation, rising poverty and a crumbling economy. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda, has provoked fury in Malawi by ridiculing poor people by saying that the Peter Mutharika government is happy that maize price in Admarc markets is high and that Malawians are shunning the selling points. Chaponda told a news conference in Lilongwe oo update the public on the […]
The government of the Peoples’ Republic of China donated 6,553 bags of rice to be distributed to some family households affected by hunger in Dowa district. Briefing the full council meeting held at the Boma Thursday, Dowa District Commissioner, Fannie Msimuko, said the donation will be made through the World Vision International at a date […]
Malawi government has welcomed the humanitarian support by the World Bank to finance efforts to feed at least 6.5 million Malawians in need of relief food. The World Bank said it had approved $174 million (about K128 billion) funding to help Malawians facing food shortages this year as a result of combined effects of drought […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has announced a new United States donation of $23million (MK17 billion) to assist Malawian people in need of humanitarian food assistance. This additional donation is in response to the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee’s (MVAC) report that 6.5 million Malawians need humanitarianfood assistance to alleviate suffering through March 2017. All […]
Food diversification, in both production and dietary patterns has been touted as the best possible means to achieve food security and nutrient sufficiency in Malawian households. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Country Representative, Florence Rolle said in the face of climate change effects which have massively played to the disadvantage on many food production processes, […]
The Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has assured Malawians that no-one who has been affected by the hunger will be left out in the food response program. Chilima said this on Tuesday at Chazuna Agricultural Development and Marketing Company (ADMARC) ground, Traditional Authority Kaomba in Kasungu during the launch of this year’s Food Response Program. […]
The St. Peter’s Church Aided High School of England has donated maize worth K2 million to nearly 400 families of Sub-Traditional Authority (STA) Chitanthamapiri in Kasungu. The donation follows media reports on how badly the area had been affected by the dry spell most parts of the country experienced during the 2015/2016 growing season. The […]
The Salima Central parliamentarian Felix Jumbe has said that he is impressed with how maize is being delivered at the districts Admarc depot saying he does not see a room for hunger this year. This has comes at a time when other people were complaining that local sellers are not given a chance to sale […]
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer today announced a new United States donation of US$47.46million (MK35.6 billion) to Malawi to assist people in need of humanitarian food assistance. This is in response to the MalawiVulnerability Assessment Committee’s (MVAC) report that 6.5 million Malawians need humanitarianfood assistance to alleviate suffering through March 2017. One month ago […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda accused presidential aide Symon Vuwa Kaunda of lying that Malawi will only import maize when grain marketro Admarc exhaust buying local stocks from buyers. Kaunda made the remarks in Mzuzu after touring ADMARC depot. He claimed Malawi has “a lot of maize”. Vuwa Kaunda said: “ […]
President Peter Mutharika on Thursday hosted a high-level meeting with Malawi’s donors where they discussed ways how they should implement the country’s food insecurity response plan. The meeting which was held at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe followed a request by the development partners for the two sides to create a unified working relationship for the […]
The Malawi government has started disbursing money into the Local Development Fund to help people who are affected with hunger to alleviate their problems. The money amounting to K300 million will benefit 20,783 people across the district in catchment areas which were badly hit by environmental degradation. The beneficiaries will each get MK14, 000 after […]
The United Kingdom is proud to be one of Malawi’s key development partners. We are proud of the enduring friendship between our two countries. The country faces a worse food shortage following than the previous crisis which forced Malawians to queue for lengthy durations in Admarc depots early this yearThe country faces a worse food […]
Presidential advisor on National unity and Parliamentary affairs, Symon Vuwa Kaunda has dispelled hunger fears in Mzimba and other districts in the north saying government is in full control by ensuring that maize is available in the Admarc depots. Kaunda made the remarks recently after touring Mzimba Admarc depot together with other stakeholders. He said […]
Britain has called for better sharing of information on who is planning to do what and when to the humanitarian response for Malawi as it is is facing its worst food crisis in more than a decade. Malawi hunger crisis is, the result of a combination of factors, including drought, floodsendemic poverty and the effects […]