At Makata Market in Ndirande Township, Blantyre, Blessings Chitsalira carefully counts her money to buy food for her family of four. Her budget is K7,000. With it, she hopes to buy the essentials for the day: tomatoes, vegetables, cooking oil, maize flour and relish. Phiri says three bunches of small fish, at K1,000 each, are enough to cover lunch and dinner for the family. She also needs K3,000 for 1.5 maize flour, K1,000 for tomatoes, K1,000 f…
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