Africa-Press – Mozambique. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, reiterated yesterday, in Parliament, that at least 90 percent of the Mozambican population is food secure, Notícias reports.
According to Minister Correia, this percentage is of Mozambicans who have access to safe food, who manage to meet their minimum daily caloric needs and, therefore, are already able to have [or may have] three meals a day.
“In other words, they are able to have three meals a day, given that they are able to gather and consume food daily and ingest the minimum calories necessary to maintain themselves and carry out their daily activities”, reaffirmed Correia.
In his explanation, the minister pointed out that it is necessary to ensure stable access to food. “And this is where our main challenge lies, because 40 percent of our population has minimum consumption and is still vulnerable – they live in uncertainty despite managing to have that minimum consumption. It is necessary to ensure sustainability or stability – access to food in a stable and safe way 365 days a year”, he said.
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