Malawi

Country Profile
Malawi
Population
13
million
The population grew from 9.9 million in 1998 to 13 million in 2008
GDP Growth
9.6
percent
GDP grew from 6.7% in 2006 to 9.6% in 2008
Farming
80
percent
80% of Malawians are smallholder farmers
Agriculture
60
percent
60% of the population relies on subsistence agriculture
Nutrition
39
percent
39% of children under 5 suffer from stunting; 17% are underweight

Over the next five years in Malawi, Feed the Future aims to help an estimated 281,000 vulnerable Malawian women, children, and family members—mostly smallholder farmers—escape hunger and poverty. More than 293,000 children will be reached with services to improve their nutrition and prevent stunting and child mortality. Significant numbers of additional rural populations will achieve improved income and nutritional status from strategic policy engagement and institutional investments.