| ‘DO NOT GIVE IN TO FEAR, BUT ONLY BELIEVE.’ MARK 5:36There is much to fear in Malawi in July 2022. Food insecurity is confronting millions. Maize production in the southern region of Malawi is estimated to be 30 to 50 percent below the five-year average and the cost of maize has doubled since this time last year.
Earlier this year, just as crops had begun to grow, Cyclone Anna came through and destroyed many fields. Then, six weeks later, Cyclone Gombe struck, adding another layer of struggle. It was a disastrous season for farmers in the southern region of Malawi. In April, Iris supplied maize seed to 6,100 distraught subsistence farmers who hustled to replant as the time for winter planting was at hand. Ever hopeful, people put all …
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