The cost of sending such help would be around $50 million, and the benefits would be $200 million to $300 million in increased food production next year (and hence less needed in emergency food aid). Moreover, Malawi has a proven track record of sharply higher food yields when impoverished farmers are helped with inputs.
提供这样的帮助大约需要5000万美元左右，而好处却是明年粮食产量增加2亿到3亿美元（且所需的紧急救援食品也会因此减少）。而且，从历史上看，一旦贫穷的农民得到农业投入上的帮助，马拉维的粮食产量会大幅度提高。然而捐助国一面忽视马拉维提高粮食产量的迫切需要，一面继续运送昂贵的救援食品。