Malawi: Eat Mbewa or Grasshoppers, Mutharika Speaks of Coping Mechanism to Starving Malawians

President Peter Mutharika on Saturday asked millions of starving Malawians to start eating grasshoppers and mice as coping mechanism that can work in the current food situation, saying time of depending on maize is over.

Malawi is facing acute maize shortage blamed on poor harvests last growing season as a result of the twin problem of floods and dry spells.

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