Malawi goes to the polls in 2025. Ade Lukamanul Hakim/Getty Images

Malawi can end hunger after the 2025 elections if bold steps are taken to transform food systems

After the elections, Malawi’s government will need to confront deep-rooted structural challenges to secure lasting food security and drive inclusive economic growth.
Malawi needs another 600,000 tonnes of maize after an El Niño drought that reduced the harvest. Wilpunt/Getty Images

Malawi faces a food crisis: why plans to avert hunger aren’t realistic and what can be done

The El Niño drought in Malawi decimated the maize harvest this year. It has left the country with few options other than importing food.
The 2016 El Niño drought in Malawi dried out maize fields, leaving only weeds. It caused a famine that left over 60 million people in Southern Africa dependent on food aid. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

El Niño: Malawi’s harvest of its staple food maize may fall by 22.5% this year

Food security experts recommend that rural farmers in Malawi be given access to irrigation systems to free them from reliance on rain, and find ways outside farming to earn an income.

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