Egg production: Malawi receives a helping hand - A new project aims to improve the living standards in one of Africa's poorest countries

摘要

Malawi is a relatively small, land-locked country in eastern Africa. With a population of around 12 million, it is one of the continent's poorest countries. Aside from chronic poverty, the country has a short history of democracy and its population has suffered with corruption, political violence, AIDS, hunger and only the most basic education. More than 80% of the population live in rural areas, cultivating plots of land too small to feed an average family throughout the year - a situation exacerbated at times of drought and flood. Around one-third of the population is malnourished, and 36% of those over 15 years of age are illiterate.