Food Security in Southern Africa:
Natural disasters coupled with the lack of agricultural inputs has exposed the region's poor to frequent periods of food insecurity.
In 2008/09, nearly eight million people in eight countries in the region are projected to have cereal deficits, particularly in Angola, Botswana Lesotho, Mauritius, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, according to national vulnerability assessment committees (NVACs). The regional harvest failures are largely a result of excessive rains and floods that led to loss of crops and disruption of livelihoods, followed by an end of season dry spell in February and March that also further reduced crop yields.
For detailed information on both the current and past food security situation, this page serves as a repository for:
- Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC) Reports;
- Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) Reports, and
- Community and Household Survey (CHS) Reports.