Malawi Records Maize Harvest
Malawi
has announced a record maize harvest.
The country credits its success to its investment in
subsidies for farmers. Malawian President, Bingu Wa
Mutharika, said the country had produced 3.7 million
tonnes of maize - a 36 per cent rise on last year's
harvest.
He attributed the record harvest to investment in
farm subsidies such as fertilizer, which has helped
two million small scale farmers to grow maize,
tobacco, coffee and tea.
In 2006, Malawi grew enough food to cater for its
population of 13 million people for the first time
in seven years. The government introduced farmer
subsidies in 2005.
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