Tens of thousands of Malawians are now going through a gnawing sensation in their gastrointestinal tubes due to robust contractions because their bellies are always vacant and empty.
The gnawing sensation in their gastrointestinal tubes due to robust contractions as a result of their stomachs being always empty as there is not enough food for everyone.
The abdominal tingling sensation, that the descendants of John Chilembwe are suffering, which is accompanied by the desire to eat and is triggered by the release of the hormone ghrelin, which invite hunger is on the prowl like a marauding hungry lion in a burnt bush.
And, something must be done if many more will have to survive.
A large part of the population in the former British colony is in dire straits due to pangs of hunger, and the government has to act and act faster before it gets worse especially for the rural poor.
It is against this backdrop that the Government of Malawi has declared a state of disaster following a warning that more than a fifth of the southern African nation’s population face food insecurity.
The country’s newly minted president, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika made the declaration as millions of the south-eastern impoverished country suffers the adverse consequences of hunger.
Hunger is still one of the biggest – and most solvable – problems in the world, but it is possible to end hunger.
The classification covers 11 of Malawi’s 28 districts, according to a statement issued by the Office of the President and Cabinet on Monday.
Food insecurity has intensified because of the cumulative impact of prolonged drought and high commodity prices, among other factors, according to a report published by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessment Committee earlier this month.
At least 4 million people, representing about 22% of the population, are facing the risk of hunger and the country needs at least 200,000 tons of corn to feed them, it said.
Malawi secured a $45 million emergency food security grant from the World Bank to buy the grain from Zambia, Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha said at the weekend.
The two nations last week signed an agreement for Malawi to purchase the corn at $355 per ton.
According to a report published by Malawi’s Vulnerability Assessment Committee, food insecurity worsened earlier this month due to the combined impact of prolonged drought and high commodity prices.
At least 4 million people, about 22% of the population, face the risk of hunger – the country needs at least 200,000 tons of maize to feed them.
At the same time, Malawi received a $45 million grant from the World Bank for food security to purchase grain from Zambia, said Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha.
It is noted that last week both countries signed an agreement for Malawi to purchase maize at a price of $355 per ton.
