Author(s): Brent Simpson, Geoff Heinrich . Institution(s): MSU, CRS . Date Published: June 1, 2012 . At the request of the USAID Malawi Mission, the MEAS project (Modernizing Extension and Advisory...
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Malawi Price Bulletin, December 2012
Maize, rice, and cassava are the most important food commodities. Markets selected represent the entire geographic length of the country: two markets in each of the north, center, and south. In the...
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FAS Program Helps Provide Qualified Teachers in Malawi
Posted by Kate Snipes, Agricultural Counselor, U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya School children in the rural communities of Malawi will soon have access to more qualified primary school educators, thanks...
Malawi Food Security Update, December 2012
Despite a late start of season, flooding is expected as the rainfall situation improves KEY MESSAGES The Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DoCCMS) reported a delay in rainfall...
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Joint Assessment Mission Dzaleka Refugee Camp, December 2012
The Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) conducted in September 2012 aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the situation, needs, risks, capacities and vulnerabilities of refugees in Malawi with...
Agricultural Productivity Program for Southern Africa (APPSA) Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Introduction The Government of Malawi through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MoAFS) is seeking support from World Bank to implement an Agricultural Productivity...
Hope replaces hard times in Bokosi
This time last year, many families in the Malawian village of Bokosi were facing a thoroughly depressing Christmas. Their crops had failed causing severe financial losses which in turn meant painful,...
Poor farmers get cash through mobile phones
With food prices high in Malawi's markets, many families are struggling to find enough to eat. A new programme by WFP is sending cash to the most vulnerable people through their mobile phones. This...
GIEWS Country Brief: Malawi 17-December-2012
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Mixed rains recorded at the start of the 2012/13 cropping season Cereal output in 2011/12 is estimated at 3.83 million tonnes, 7 percent below the previous season Significantly...
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Some facts on food crises and response
JOHANNESBURG, 17 December 2012 (IRIN) - Prolonged dry spells have driven almost four million people to food insecurity in Malawi and oil-rich Angola, in Southern Africa. Humanitarian aid agencies...
Maternal health boosted in Malawi
14 DEC 2012 00:00 - FARANAAZ PARKER The country is focusing on giving women access to family planning services. Faranaaz Parker reports. On a grey Wednesday morning in the Malawian capital of...
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The gift of water
Earlier this year, Angela Ford, Caritas Australia's Communications Group Leader visited Malawi as part of the Australia Africa Community Engagement Scheme. Here, she shares some of her insights from...
Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: Malawi
This summary note is an excerpt from the chapter on Malawi that will appear in the peer-reviewed IFPRI monograph, Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis. The...
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Education programme in Malawi gives hope to refugees
DZALEKA REFUGEE CAMP, Malawi, December 7 (UNHCR) – Jean Lusambo* could hardly believe he would be confined to a refugee camp. The middle-class Congolese burst into tears on arrival. Originally from...
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Southern Africa Humanitarian Bulletin: Issue 07 - November 2012
HIGHLIGHTS Malawi launched Response Plans to address increasing food insecurity. The Response Plan is requesting $102 million of which $41 million have been sourced, leaving a shortfall of $61...
Malawi Food Security Outlook Update - November 2012
Planned humanitarian assistance to prevent food security Crisis and Emergency KEY MESSAGES Most of the resources necessary to respond to the estimated 1.97 million people identified as food insecure...
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Hunger season bites across Southern Africa as millions face prospect of food shortages
JOHANNESBURG – Working with government and partners, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up efforts to deliver food assistance to more than 3.5 million people in drought-hit...
Malawi: Food Security (MDRMW008) Emergency Appeal Operation Update No. 2
Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 November to 27 November 2012. Appeal target (current): This emergency appeal seeks CHF 1,025,310 in cash, kind or services to support the Malawi Red Cross in...
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Southern Africa Seasonal Monitor, November 26, 2012
KEY MESSAGES The 2012/2013 rainfall season is starting normally in most areas in the region. Several areas in the region are starting the season with below-average vegetation conditions. Forecasts...
A matter of life and birth in Malawi
A chronic shortage of medical staff and facilities in Malawi has led to the adoption of task-sharing among health workers, which is having a positive effect on family planning and obstetric care ...