Anna asks that we give thanks for the arrival of the annual rains.
Note: Over 85% of Malawians are poor, subsistence farmers. Most have very small farms and cannot afford to irrigate. Accordingly, they at depend heavily upon natural rainfall if they are to feed themselves and their families. In recent years, the rains have been very erratic, leading to serious food insecurity.
The situation has been made very much more precarious this year due to the rocketing price of fertiliser as a consequence of the war in Ukraine.