AgricultureTotal Area: 118,484 sq km
Land Area: 94,080 sq km Water Area: 24,404 sq km Climate: sub-tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) Terrain: narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains Land Use Arable Land: 20.68% Permanent Crops: 1.18% Irrigated land: 590 sq km (2003) Total renewable water resources: 17.3 cu km (2001) Total Freshwater Withdrawal: 1.01 cu km/yr (15%/5%/80%) Freshwater Withdrawal Per Capita: 78 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards: NA Environment - Current Issues: deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; situation of spawning grounds endangers fish populations. Labor Force: 5.747 million (2007 est.) Country Comparison To The World: 68 Labor force In Agriculture: 90% Agriculture - products: tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, corn, potatoes, cassava (tapioca), sorghum, pulses, groundnuts, Macadamia nuts; cattle, goats |
Malawi. Women farmers celebrate a bumper maize crop. <link>
Cabbage in Mwandama, Malawi grows in the winter to enable cash generation year round. <link>
Farmers partaking in the Food Security Program in Malawi. <link>
Cattle herded through village, Salima, Malawi, Africa. <link>
Malawi Woman shows how to use irrigation techniques to water her crops. <link>
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