Close To 8.4M People Need Food Aid In Malawi Due To El Niño-Induced Crop Failures, Minister Says

Reuters: More than half of Malawi’s population need food relief — minister
“More than half of Malawi’s population is in need of food aid after an El Niño-induced drought decimated crops, the minister of agriculture said on Wednesday. … “[C]lose to 8.4 million people will need food because they have partially or completely lost their crops through El Niño-induced dry spells,’ Godfrey Chaponda told Reuters…” (Banda, 5/25).

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