Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
Country: Malawi
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
Mixed rains recorded at the start of the 2012/13 cropping season
Cereal output in 2011/12 is estimated at 3.83 million tonnes, 7 percent below the previous season
Significantly high maize prices in the Southern Region are negatively affecting access to food, especially for vulnerable people
Nearly 2 million people are currently estimated to be food insecure, with southern parts of the country facing serious conditions
