Matabeleland South villagers in Zimbabwe face hunger

Source: Mat South villagers face hunger – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY NQOBANI NDLOVU THE majority of families from drought-prone areas might be in need of urgent food aid as their available food stocks have dropped sharply, a food insecurity monitoring agency has warned. A Matabeleland South government taskforce has already revealed plans to resume a drought relief programme beginning next month, which was suspended in April. According to a Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) 2021 Rural Livelihoods Assessment Report, 50% of households in Matabeleland South province have less than three months’ supply of food stocks. Government says Matabeleland South’s Social Welfare office will next week identify potential beneficiaries of the food relief programme, according to reports. In a latest update on Tuesday, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net) warned that household food access in “deficit areas” was declining as “own produced food stocks become exhausted”. “In ...