PETER FABRICIUS: Malawi sets stellar example with push for food security
Supporting small farmers in Africa would boost nutrition, stimulate rural economies and tackle trade deficits
13 July 2020 - 14:38
Lazarus Chakwera was sworn in as Malawi’s president in July after defeating the incumbent, Peter Mutharika, in a rerun presidential election. One of his first acts was to push through parliament a provisional budget aimed mainly at subsidising fertiliser for 3.5-million smallholder farmers.
Is Malawi showing Africa the way to agricultural reform? Though tiny, it is the only African country delivering on the commitment all African countries made in 2014 — to spend at least 10% of their national budgets on agriculture...
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