NetworkNewsToday: 12 January 2009 - - World Bank: Malawi - Although a fertile country, Malawi is prone to drought and disease. Its farmers live under the constant threat of crop failure and food insecurity. From irrigation systems to getting produce to market, the country's agricultural system is now being overhauled. The new irrigation system is a cause for celebration in Malawi's Kanyelae village. Over 80 percent of Malawis people are smallholder farmers. Agriculture is the main source of income for the country, making up nearly 90 percent of Malawis exports. SOUNDBITE (Chichewa) Alistariko Samisoa, Headman, Kanyela Village, Salima District: We started this irrigation scheme to improve our yield. The food we were producing from rain-fed fields was inadequate The government, with help from the World Bank is investing in affordable irrigation systems and offering farmers technical advice and marketing support. SOUNDBITE (English) Patrick Kabambe, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government: We need to tackle the problems of the inconsistent rainfall patterns and the solution was through irrigation development, but secondly it was to address the problem of imports; that is why the government came up with a subsidy program. Through local farmer based organizations like "A Farmers Fund" in Chisomo, farmers have been encouraged to work collectively and to plan in advance. "A Farmers Fund" has been set up by the government to help expand basic food production and develop ...
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On television screens and newspaper front pages around the world, the stories out of Africa are often filled with doom and gloom. And while the reality of life for many Africans is often difficult, there are success stories to share and inspire others. This 13-part televsion series, produced in cooperation with IFAD, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and Dev.tv, presents just a few.
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A popular fast-food restauant in Blantyre, Malawi collapsed on Tuesday morning. The restaurant was closed for renovations but people were inside.
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Malawi, a tiny land-locked country with a population of just about 14 million people. But this tiny country, much smaller than Eastern Province is one of the worlds fastest growing economies . And the country is growing enough food for her people with surplus for export. Meanwhile here in Kenya ten million people are food insecure with close to 3.5 million facing starvation.
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A description of Malawian food by Olivia Barr
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A charity in Malawi entices children into school by providing food aid. Children often fail to attend school because they are looking for food.
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Richard shows us what traditional Malawi food consists of. He also battles with a thorn bush in order to show us a community where WFP is supporting a reforestation programme. We then see how people living with HIV are able to provide for their own food needs thanks to a bit of advice and a water pump. To see the latest On the Road, go to www.wfp.org
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Farmers Club project is a Humana People to People program which is focused on empowerng the rural small-scale farmers with improved farming techniques. The innovative appraches to farming are directed at realising environmental conservation, adaptation to morden farming ways combatible with addressing global warming and use of low-cost measures on increasing yield and agro-produce.
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I threw down some chips for my suckermouths, which the cichlids are fighting for. I wanted to test my Canon 40D in video mode, with the "EOS Camera Movie Record" tool.
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A presentation of the wonderfull photo`s taken from a Postman working by TNT, and sended by TNT to support the volontary programme of the World Food Programme from the United Nations.
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farmingfirst.org The President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, speaks with FANRPAN about food security.
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Food for life is a program run in Malawi by Covenant Life Church in Midrand, South Africa and Ericshalpen in Sweden. The strategy is to alleviate poverty by teaching sustainable farming methods.
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Planet Aid was recently involved in a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture under the "Food for Progress" program; this video explains the elements of the Planet Aid-USDA partnership and invludes interviews with program beneficiaries.
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Afrofood Halloween Special. Who says Africans can't do dessert? Watch as Host Yeti Ezeanii whip up a deliciously sweet South East African dessert. This is a definite must try!
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The community of Mthifu in central Malawi has seen some big changes in the past year. An early childhood development centre has been constructed by Gorta in partnership with local partner organisation PRDO. Most of the one hundred and eighty children from the surrounding eight villages are now receiving an education for the first time. Development is ongoing here in Mthifu. Founder of partner organisation PRDO, Robert Egolet has become a familiar face in this community as he oversees the planned implementation of the next stage of development in Mthifu a large aforestation project. Deforestation for charcoal burning, slash and burn cultivation, and tobacco curing has been causing serious soil erosion and environmental degradation in recent years. However Robert met with some community leaders who are leading the charge to reverse this worrying trend.
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An introduction from Fred de Sam Lazaro about his reporting on the debate over the benefits of providing cash or crops to recipient nations. He also looks into the growing effects of domestic farm law on world food markets. Learn more: pulitzergateway.org
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PWS&D partnered with Canadian Foodgrains Bank to provide food rations for three months and seeds to 5000 drought-affected people living in Balaka, Malawi.
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As the UN agency that helps build the capacity of poor countries to expand their agricultural sectors and defeat hunger, FAO is present in 130 countries. In this series on its field work, check out the reality on the ground and what type of development assistance really works.
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Concern is currently running an innovative project as a response to food shortages in Malawi. Hilary Benn, the UK's Secretary of State for International Development (DFID), visited Malawi in February 2007 to see a DFID funded project in action.
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