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Input subsidies aren’t helping women like Malawian farmer Grace Stenala. Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty Images

Malawi’s farm subsidies aren’t helping women: but there are solutions

Dieter von Fintel, Stellenbosch University; Anja Smith, Stellenbosch University; Francesca Marchetta, Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), and Martin Limbikani Mwale, Stellenbosch University

Malawi’s revamped subsidy regime is designed to reach many more farmers. But a granular look shows that women aren’t reaping the benefits.
Women should attend antenatal clinics in the first trimester of their pregnancies and regularly thereafter to avoid complications during childbirth. Shutterstock

Why mothers aren’t accessing antenatal care early in their pregnancies

Anja Smith, Stellenbosch University

Early antenatal care allows for early detection of HIV, a contributor to maternal mortality, as well as the treatment of other potentially life-threatening conditions associated with pregnancy.

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