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Malawi - Bulletin #2: Assistance improves food security in the southern region, January 2016

Malawi - Bulletin #2: Assistance improves food security in the southern region, January 2016
  • National coping levels remain unchanged since the last data collection round. While still food insecure, coping levels in Chiradzulu-Mulanje-Thyolo-ZombaPhalombe in the southern region improved significantly, likely attributed to food and cash distribution.
  • There have been significant improvements in the perceptions of food security across southern and central Malawi, with humanitarian assistance focused on the region likely contributing to the improvement. Nevertheless, households in southern Malawi still have more negative perceptions of food security than in other parts of the country.
  • Food prices remain high across the country, especially in the southern region. Erratic rain has eroded labour opportunities, food production, wages and purchasing power.