a small village in the Chikwawa district of southern Malawi. Dead and wilted plants cover the small plot, testimony to the failed season. “We planted our maize in January but by February ...

HARARE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe will import maize from neighboring Zambia and Malawi and wheat from cheaper source markets to avert shortages and price increases, Finance Minister Mthuli ...

Rural farmers in Malawi are finding themselves in desperate situations, forcing them to sell their unharvested maize at prices as low as K20,000 per 50-kilogramme (kg) bag. Despite expectations of ...

With maize being Malawi’s staple food, this decline led to higher food prices and worsened inflation, which averaged 32.2% throughout the year. The economic slowdown was felt in all corners of ...