Credit: Pilirani Tambabla

By Pilirani Tambala
Lilongwe Malawi, Oct 31 2014 (IPS)

Climate smart agriculture practiced by some farmers in Malawi has improved harvests. However, the organizations supporting the practice among smallholder farmers who have witnessed reduced harvests due to climate change are not working together, and there is no uniform policy. This has compromised what could otherwise improve food security. Pilirani Tambala reports from Lilongwe.

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Pregnant women at an antenatal clinic in Malawi. Credit: Pilirani Tambala

By Pilirani Tambala
Blantyre, Mar 11 2014 (IPS)

Malawi, which has a population of 14 million, has an HIV prevalence of 10 percent. Almost a third of the infected are aged below 30. This is in part the result of early sexual debut for young girls, a practice encouraged in parts of the country where girls participate in traditional initiation ceremonies. Pilirani Tambala looks at why young Malawian girls are engaging in sex too early and what is being done to discourage the practice.

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