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. ... Traditional methods here consist of hoeing by hand. ... The men will usually till the soil (unless they are dead, missing, or working for someone else) and do most of the more physically demanding components. 80% of all arable land in Malawi is planted to maize. ...

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