{"id":14337,"date":"2022-05-12T10:37:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-12T10:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/red-flags-raised-on-food-security"},"modified":"2022-05-12T11:13:39","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T11:13:39","slug":"red-flags-raised-on-food-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/red-flags-raised-on-food-security","title":{"rendered":"Red-flags raised on food security"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Lesotho Vulnerability Assessment Committee (LVAC) has published its annual results on the food and nutrition security and vulnerability. The report which was published last week Wednesday says an estimated 766, 169 population is food insecure. This is said to be necessitated by the increased food prices, of maize meal by 12 per cent and 16 per cent wheat<\/p>\n

flour. It also attributed this soaring to the risen inflation from 7.5 per cent in December to 8.9 per cent in April. \u201cBoth rural and urban populations are likely to experience severe food insecurity for the consumption year 2020\/2021,\u201d says the report. The inflation across the board is projected at 4.2 per cent according to this report.<\/p>\n

According to the LVAC this gloomy picture is caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which had stifled the global economy due to lockdowns which saw the non-essential businesses<\/p>\n

temporarily close and countries banning international travel as restrictions to curb the spread of the fatal virus. The decreases in remittances, loss of<\/p>\n

employment, decreased income from livestock and increased commodities prices are the factors which have been attributed to contribute to the increase in<\/p>\n

food insecurity. It says the decrease \u201c\u2026in crop production is estimated at 30% less compared to last year (2020) crop production. \u201d The committee further quotes the<\/p>\n

Lesotho Meteorological Services (LMS) weather forecast which predicts \u201cnormal to below normal rains\u201d expected from July to October this year. The crop production is estimated to<\/p>\n

decrease by 30 per cent compared to last year. They (VAC) project that both urban and rural based populations will feel the pinch of food insecurity. The report holds that \u201chigh rates of<\/p>\n

malnutrition are anticipated due to decreased access to food as a result of both increase in food prices and loss of main livelihood sources [and] poorer<\/p>\n

households are anticipated to employ coping strategies that are not acceptable if immediate action is not taken. \u201d The committee goes on to project that<\/p>\n

the households will need to receive the subsistence\u2019s to cushion them against this backdrop for a period of six months starting from August to January<\/p>\n

2021. The committee further says the supply chains have been disrupted in March and April at the first lockdowns resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. Meanwhile, the International Monetary<\/p>\n

Fund (IMF) had recently commented on the current Lesotho\u2019s economic climate in its statement. \u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic is having a severe social and economic impact on Lesotho.<\/p>\n

Disruptions to supply chains for major industries and a national shutdown to contain the virus have led to sharp drop in production,\u201d reads the IMF report.<\/p>\n

The Washington based organization had last month approved a loan of $49.1 million to Lesotho equivalent to M856 million which is said to counter the COVID-19<\/p>\n

impact on the economy and assist the vulnerable members of the public. The LVAC was established in 2002. It is a committee within the office of the Prime Minister through the Disaster<\/p>\n

Management Authority (DMA) and it is made up of the members from the different government ministries, United Nations organizations and the representation of the Private Sector.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Lesotho<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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