... in May 1999. Malawi has few exploitable resources apart from land, which is at a serious risk of degradation as a result of population pressure and poor farming methods. Agriculture remains the backbone of the economy, employing 85 percent of the working population. However, about 90 percent of these workers ... has now dropped to 37 mostly because of the aids, malaria and infant mortality rates. The agriculture here is split among the family members. The kids will catch M'beywa (the mice add protein to their diet), termites, small birds and fly larvae (for the same reasons). These pra...

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