Food insecurity in Southern Africa Archives

COVID-19: Southern Africa faces food insecurity, calls for solidarity gain momentum

Byron Adonis Mutingwende4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

The SADC Regional Vulnerability Committee Chair, António Pacheco Dias Lima on 22 February 2021 called on member states, to find ways to share success stories, opportunities, and progress captured in the national Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis to inform food security interventions as the region battles COVID-19 and record high levels of food insecurity Dias Lima…

Food insecurity continues to rise in Southern Africa – new SADC Report Projection puts 41 million at risk

Byron Adonis Mutingwende5 years ago5 years ago013 mins

According to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2019 Synthesis Report on the State of Food and Nutrition Security and Vulnerability in Southern Africa, 41.2 million people in 13 countries are estimated to be food insecure in the 2019/20 year. Comparing the 11 Member States that provided data last year, food insecurity has increased by 28 percent and…