Farming God’s Way to Avert Crop Failure and Pests in Malawi

Most Malawians are subsistent farmers who depend on rain-fed agriculture and practice traditional ways of farming. However, due to the rapid population growth, land is becoming scarce. At the same time, most farmers do not follow the best agriculture practices. This results in soil erosion and poor soils, which subsequently compromise the quality of crops. To add fertility to the soil, farmers use chemical fertilizers and hybrid seeds to get better yields. Yet most rural farmers cannot afford to buy such farm inputs as their prices continue increasing yearly. This leads to food insecurity for most families who depend on subsistence agriculture and thereby live in poverty. The traditional ways of farming in Malawi are doing more harm than good, given climate change has also affected the production of basic food crops. This chapter, using the qualitative research approach, envisions that if Farming God’s Way is adopted by the rural farmers, it could be the best strategy to bring back lost food nutrients to the soil. This would subsequently help many rural people to address crop failure, enhance food security, and overcome the poverty crisis in the rural areas of Malawi.