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4.2 million Malawians face hunger: report
The report indicated that the situation is bound to worsen by October when the food-insecure population is estimated to increase to 5.7 million, 28 percent of the population, as the country reaches the seasonal lean period.
In 2023, Malawi produced 3.5 million metric tonnes of maize, the country's staple food, but the output dropped to 2.9 million metric tonnes in the 2024 harvest season.
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalist @NewVision
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Up to 4.2 million people in Malawi are expected to experience high levels of acute food insecurity between June and September, according to a report released