Averting a COVID-19 Disaster in Malawi and Building Back Better

Malawian subsistence farmer Rozaria Hamiton plants sweet potatoes near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016. Late rains in Malawi threaten the staple maize crop and have pushed prices to record highs.About 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa because of a drought that has been exacerbated by an El Nino weather pattern, according to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). Picture taken with fish eye lens. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings - D1BESKNICJAAMike Hutchings/Reuter

Steve Schmida and Emily Clayton explore how agriculture diversification can help Malawi increase farmers’ incomes and improve nutritional outcomes, while building resilience to external shocks like coronavirus. Read more in Steve’s article for the Council on Foreign Relations.

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