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Agriculture experts have called for a redesign of the Agriculture sector as a long-term solution to the perennial food insecurity in the country. In recent years, government has invested billions of kwacha in the Affordable Inputs Programme (AIP) and its predecessor the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) with the aim of promoting food security, but
It is touted as a solution to Malawi’s chronic food security. It is funded in millions every financial year. However, the Affordable Input Programme (AIP) has proved a fruitless burden to the country’s ailing economy. Despite all the funds it gets, there has been little to show for as the country remains food insecure. Now,
Despite taxpayers injecting K863.9 billion in farm subsidies over the past 15 years, Malawi remains categorised as a serious level hunger country. The classification is according to the 2022 Global Hunger Index Annual Report while the figure invested is based on our analysis of government spending on Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) and Affordable Inputs