High costs, dry skies mar farming season countdown
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Most Malawian smallholder farmers are clearing their fields for the 2026/27 season, but they're facing tough times. Fertiliser prices are rising, and El Niño forecasts point to severe dry spells, which could cripple early planting and threaten the country's food security.
Most Malawian smallholder farmers are clearing fields for the 2026/27 agricultural season amid financial and environmental anxiety resulting from rising fertiliser prices and impact of El Niño weather forecasts. The combination of high input costs and projected severe dry spells threatens to cripple early planting efforts, a development likely to place the country’s food security …
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