Despite prolonged dry spells which affected the whole
country, Malawi is set to realize another maize
production surplus year. Maize in southern Malawi has
started drying and many farmers have started harvesting
their crop. Some late mild rains have been hampering
drying and harvesting farming activities in April.
The effects of the prolonged dry spells have, however,
affected poor households in Chikhwawa and Nsanje in
southern Malawi. As many as half a million people from
the Lower Shire have not harvested any maize and need
immediate humanitarian support. The government has
enough stocks to meet these needs.
Retail maize prices in local markets have started
dropping as expected during harvest time. They will
likely stabilize in May and remain between MK50‐
MK55/kg between June and September 2010.
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWFiles2010.nsf/FilesByRWDocUnidFilename/VVOS-84ZS8G-full_report.pdf/$File/full_report.pdf
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