In a radical departure from classical food aid approaches to hunger crises, Malawi's Starter Pack program raised the nation's total food production by distributing free to all 2.8 million smallholder farmers small packs of improved seed and fertilizer. The film documents the creation and evolution of this highly controversial international development program. Over a six-year period, the film shows how donor pressures and circumstances changed the original program and how those changes affected results. In documenting the rise and demise of Malawi