Mchinji: A drying bread basket? | The Nation Online
Since Malawi’s independence in 1964, the border district of Mchinji earned an enviable reputation as one of the country’s breadbaskets. Endowed with fertile land as well as sustainable ground and surface water resources, the western district along the boundary with Zambia fed Malawi and churned out truckloads of tobacco, the country’s top foreign exchange earner.