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dc.contributor.authorChilowa, Wycliffe
dc.date.accessioned2008-03-13T13:26:03Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-29T09:13:03Z
dc.date.available2008-03-13T13:26:03Z
dc.date.available2017-03-29T09:13:03Z
dc.date.issued1991
dc.identifier.issn0803-0030
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2436013
dc.description.abstractThis paper highlights the main findings of a survey carried out amongst low income groups in Lilongwe and Blantyre, Malawi's two major cities. The survey covered employment and incomes, expenditure patterns, food and nutritional status, as well as other social and economic aspects of the households. It is found that for many households expenditures exceed regular incomes, and therefore supplementary coping strategies are necessary. The incidence of food insecurity is high, and more than 40 per cent of children under five have some signs of a nutrition problem. Policy recommendations include macroeconomic measures as well as programmes for increased employment and encouragement of the small-scale informal sector.
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherChr. Michelsen Institute. Department of Social Science And Development
dc.relation.ispartofseriesReport
dc.relation.ispartofseriesR 1991: 4
dc.subjectPoverty
dc.subjectUrban areas
dc.subjectSurvival strategies
dc.subjectHousehold survey
dc.subjectMalawi
dc.titleFood Insecurity and Coping Strategies among the Low Income Urban Households in Malawi
dc.typeResearch report


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