Zimbabwe’s food crisis increases due to COVID-19

[Shiloh]

Source: http://venturesafrica.com/zimbabwes-food-crisis-increases-due-to-covid-19/

Zimbabwe’s food crisis increases due to COVID-19

Due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Zimbabwe is faced with a food crisis situation. Before the outbreak, 7.7 million Zimbabweans faced food shortages due to a drought and cyclone in 2019 and patchy rains this year.

With the spread of the virus, Zimbabwe now faces a triple threat of climate breakdown, monetary woes and a new economic crisis caused by the lockdown.

The government’s latest figures show that 8.5 million Zimbabweans are now food insecure, while international aid agencies say up to 45 million people face hunger in southern Africa due to climate-induced food shortages...

 

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HARARE – Zimbabwe suspended import duty on maize meal and flour on Tuesday, hoping to stem shortages which have driven up prices.

More than half of Zimbabwe’s population requires food aid, according to the World Food Programme, and the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak has constrained the country’s ability to raise foreign currency to fund food imports.

https://www.zimlive.com/2020/05/26/z...l-wheat-flour/