by Taruberekera Masara in Pretoria
Food security has been an issue of interest and for long hasn’t been addressed, this has in turn resulted in food injustices in the communities.
Zimbabwe is a highly unequal country suffering from a vacuum of leadership, failed economics, colonialism and entrenched patriarchy, the most vulnerable in our society are bearing the brunt of these crises.
By and large women and children, in particular, live at the intersection of multiple crises and also act as shock absorbers for their communities.
Hunger as a case in point.
According to Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee ZimVAC: “nearly 3.4 million people in rural areas are projected to face Crisis or Emergency (IPC Phase 3 or above) food insecurity at the peak of the 2020/2021 lean season (January-March) and 2.3 million people in urban communities are estimated to be food insecure in 2021, according to the latest Integrated Phase Classification (IPC)”,