‘Weak policies fuel food insecurity’

WEAK policy implementation, climatic shocks and natural hazards have made it impossible for Zimbabwe to ensure food security, local civil society groups have noted.

In a recent joint report titled The Politics of Food: A Contextual Analysis of the Distribution of Food Aid in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) and the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum said despite government efforts to fund agriculture throughout the past decade, the country still remains largely food insecure.

This, the report says, has left the country heavily dependent on food handouts from well-wishers, mostly United Nations agencies.

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