SEEKING NEW ECONOMIC THINKING ON MALAWIS GRASS ROOT POVERTY: OVER - TopicsExpress



          

SEEKING NEW ECONOMIC THINKING ON MALAWIS GRASS ROOT POVERTY: OVER 10 MILLION POOR MALAWIANS ARE LIVING ON 20g SACHETS OF SUGAR: POLICY DILEMMA: MALAWI SUGAR IS CURRENTLY SELLING AT K550 (ON AVERAGE) IN RURAL AREAS LIKE BLANTYRE RURAL, MAKWASA,MASAMBANJATI,THEKERANI,LIFULUNI....etc. MEP 2014 FEBRUARY SURVEY. AN AVERAGE MALAWIAN EARNS AN INCOME OF ABOUT K408 PER DAY, BEING THE LEAST IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA: UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION 2012: OUT OF 2600 RURAL HOUSEHOLDS,2366 HOUSEHOLDS CAN NEITHER ACCESS A 1 KILOGRAM PACKET OF SUGAR AT K550 EACH OR ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS OF THE VITAMIN AFORTIFIED IN SUGAR. AN AVERAGE POOR HOUSEHOLD LIVES ON 3 SACHETS OF 20g OF SUGAR AT K60 PER DAY, DEMONSTRATING A LOW CONSUMPTION INTAKE OF VITAMIN A PER DAY,PER FAMILY, CONTRARY TO THE NATIONAL NUTRITIONAL POLICY: https://facebook/groups/malawi.economics/
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:56:34 +0000

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