HOW MANY OF 135.000.000 WOULDN’T WELCOME CONTAINER GARDENING FOR ALLEVIATING THEIR HUNGER ?

Malawi Strategy Support Program

📷2020 Global Report on Food Crises: 135 million in 55 countries faced acute hunger in 2019Posted: 27 Apr 2020 12:13 AM PDT

An estimated 135 million people in 55 countries around the world faced acute levels of hunger in 2019, according to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crises, released April 20—the highest level of acute hunger seen since the report’s 2017 inception. In 2018, the number was 118 million in 53 countries.

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We are not looking for a precise answer to our question. We are only confirming that we are introducing container gardening in Northern Malawi (one of the poorest countries) through our development project Malawi-Chitukuko (https://malawidevelopment.wordpress.com/).

Author: Willem Van Cotthem

Honorary Professor of Botany, University of Ghent (Belgium). Scientific Consultant for Desertification and Sustainable Development.