Malawi economy projected to grow (Malawi Broadcasting Corporation)

Malawi Broadcasting Corporation published an article reporting that at a recent conference, President Dr Lazarus Chakwera said that despite Malawi’s economy being hit hard by local and foreign economic forces the gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow from 0.9% in 2020 to 3.8 percent in 2021 season. One of the presentations given at the conference was by IFPRI, titled, Rural transformation in Malawi. The presenter, Senior Research Fellow Joachim de Weerdt, the Malawi Program Leader. De Weerdt stated that the country’s population boom and growing rate of urbanization demand careful consideration on food security and employment needs.