Structural damage – The causes and consequences of Malawi’s food crisis

Structural damage – The causes and consequences of Malawi’s food crisis

Type: Reports
Date: 29 October 2002
Campaigns: Food

There is a common perception that the food crisis in Malawi has been caused by the floods that ruined the planting season in 2001, or by widespread government corruption and mismanagement. These undoubtedly have contributed to the crisis. But there is another cause, which has been even more significant – inappropriate policies of donor agencies, led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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