Malawi is enforcing maize export restrictions to protect stocks of the staple grain, the trade ministry said on Thursday, after the government forecast that a fifth of the population faces hunger ...

Malawi’s president declared a state of disaster following a warning that more than a fifth of the southern African nation’s ...

Malawi is so desperate for food to stave off a hunger crisis that the government may buy a type of corn that the country mainly uses as livestock feed. In the southern African nation, millions eat a ...

WASHINGTON, April 26, 2024 — The World Bank is providing immediate support for millions of Malawians severely affected by the ongoing food security crisis. A quick-release of $57.6 million in ...

Malawi's fight against hunger is facing a massive financial black hole, with the government's Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme staring at a K148.2 billion deficit--a gap so large it ...

Malawi's government declared a 'state of catastrophe' in several districts on October 25, 2025, due to severe food shortages. The decision stems from the combined effects of prolonged droughts, rising ...

Senior Research Coordinator for IFPRI and Policy Hub Leader for the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR) in Malawi, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ...

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2023 — Malawi is set to establish new six irrigation schemes, support an additional 560 productive alliances that target more than 112,000 households, and work with smallholder ...

Joachim De Weerdt receives funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Flanders, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). Jan Duchoslav ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said its executive board on Monday approved an $88.3 million disbursement to Malawi under the new "food shock window" emergency lending ...