Malawi'’s agricultural sector is critical to its economy, employing around 77% of the population and accounting for 23% of gross domestic product (GDP). The majority of workers in agriculture are smallholder farmers, many of whom cultivate less than one hectare of land. Despite its importance, the sector faces significant challenges, …
LILONGWE, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has intensified support for Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of an outbreak of cholera in the two African countries, the UN health agency said. "The WHO offices in Malawi and Mozambique are facilitating cross-border meetings for the ministries of …
According to a recent toll had revealed that the scare was hitting Malawi's borders more especially Mozambique borders. As of now Malawi24 can reveal that the Ministry of Health says the cases in Malawi have rapidly increased to 60 from 39 as it was initially projected. The Ministry's Spokesperson Henry …
A cholera outbreak is further jeopardizing the health of 230,000 people recently displaced by floods in Malawi. The majority of those affected are living in temporary camps where access to safe water and improved sanitation, both essential for the prevention of an epidemic, is an immediate challenge. The Red Cross, …
The World Bank has distanced itself from the recent report which ranked Malawi as the poorest country in the world in 2015, and the Bank has since described the statistics as erroneous. "The press articles refer to a report allegedly published by the World Bank which has ranked Malawi as …
Rome — Heavy floods in southern Malawi have killed at least 79 people, forced more than 170,000 from their homes and cost about 160,000 people their livelihoods, a UN agency said on Wednesday. A state of emergency has been declared in 15 of Malawi's 28 districts, and 63,000 hectares of …
As flood waters submerge much of southern Malawi, villagers fleeing to makeshift displacement camps by boat, foot and helicopter are confronted by fresh adversities: thirst, hunger and the threat of disease. The government says at least 176 people have been killed and about 200,000 have been driven from their homes …
Almost 63,531 hectares of farmland in Malawi have been submerged and about 120,000 farmers across the southern African nation have been affected by floods. The country has lost food production of more than 48,000 metric tons, Vice President Saulos Chilima said in a statement published on the Malawi government’s official …
The death toll from flooding in Malawi has risen to 176 and others are still missing, Vice President Saulos Chilima said on Friday after touring the worst-hit parts of the southern African country, one of the world's poorest states. Flash floods caused by days of torrential rain have swept away …
Floods in Mulanje have displaced 12,582 farm families, destroying houses, washing away crops and livestock and some people have lost their lives. The flooding of major rivers like Thuchira, Likhubula, Lichenya, Ruo and Muloza had affected many households leaving them destitute as they have lost more household items like food, …
The prevailing flood situation in Malawi continues to attract international attention as the government of Canada has responded to the situation by pledging funds close to MK 467 ($1 Million) to support flood victims in the country and neighbouring Mozambique. This comes as the United Nations through the World Food …
Floods in Malawi that have killed 48 people have driven about 106,000 people from their homes, up from a previous estimate of 75,000, the United Nations said. One thousand people have been rescued, while 19 remain missing, Ignacio Leon-Garcia, head of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …
The Malawi government has declared half the country a disaster zone and appealed for international humanitarian help after torrential rains killed at least 48 people, left 70,000 homeless, and destroyed bridges and roads. Downpours and flooding have also hit neighbouring Mozambique, where 25 schoolchildren were swept away by torrents on …
The Malawi government has allocated about half a billion kwacha (US$ 1.08 million) to help mitigate the impact of floods that have hit most parts of the country, leaving thousands of people displaced from their homes. Vice President, Saulos Chilima, made the revelations during a press briefing in which his …
Seven people have died in Malawi's commercial city of Blantyre as houses collapsed on them as a result of a heavy downpour that has been falling in the city since Sunday. Costly Chanza, Director of Town Planning and Estates Services at Blantyre City Council said in an interview that six …
After a group of Malawi civil society organisations accused Paladin, a uranium miner company in Karonga northern part of Malawi, of secretly discharging wastes into Lake Malawi, the company, has hit back through a statement released to the ASX. John Borshoff Paladin's Chief Executive Officer was quick to downplay reports …
Over 200 households in some parts of Chikwawa district have been displaced by floods due to heavy rains on January 2, 2015. According to a report released by the Chikwawa District Commissioner's Office, areas affected by the floods are under Paramount Chief Lundu and include Group Village Headmen Mafale, Sekeni …
A new report released by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) says Africa must embrace agricultural innovations to better compete in an evolving global bio-economy The report, entitled "GM Agriculture Technologies for Africa," analyzes the benefits and constraints of adopting genetically modified (GM) …
We surveyed 3199 first- and final-year medical and nursing students at 16 premier government institutions in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Malawi, Nepal, the United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia. The survey contained questions to identify factors that could predict students’ intentions to migrate. Primary outcomes were the likelihoods of migrating …
The number of hungry people in the world has fallen sharply over the past decade but 805 million, or one in nine of the global population, still do not have enough to eat, three U.N. food and agriculture agencies said on Tuesday. The number of chronically undernourished people dropped by …
One in every nine persons in the world goes hungry says this UN State of Food Insecurity Report released on 16 September 2014. It has been jointly drafted by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme …
