Southern Africa Faces Food Shortage

Member states of the Southern African Development Community have been warned of an impending food shortage and has been urged to ensure sustainable food security measures.

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  • Southern Africa:  Region Faces Food Shortage

    Tanzania Daily News, 20 August 2012

    THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have been warned of an impending food shortage as a result of poor rains this season. read more »

Photo: Kate Holt/IRIN

Women and children wait to receive a cooked meal: The SADC region would experience an overall cereal deficit of 5.5 million tonnes.

  • South Africa:  Cabinet Concerned About Escalating Food Prices

    SAnews.gov.za, 10 August 2012

    Cabinet has expressed concern at the escalation of food prices and the impact it is having on the poor. read more »

  • Zimbabwe:  Villagers Barter Livestock for Maize Grain

    The Herald, 16 August 2012

    Hunger-stricken villagers in Mwenezi district are exchanging livestock for maize grain to circumvent crippling food shortages in the drought-ravaged area. Most of the villagers in ... read more »

  • Madagascar:  Rice Production Slips Again

    UN Integrated Regional Information Networks, 9 September 2011

    Production of Madagascar's staple, rice, is expected to be down 10 percent on last year and slip by 400,000 tons, according to preliminary findings by the Food and Agriculture ... read more »

  • Zimbabwe:  Livestock Sold for Peanuts in Buhera

    Zimbabwe Standard, 19 August 2012

    Villagers are being forced to sell their livestock and households assets for small amounts of money as hunger takes toll amid indications that the government's grain loan scheme ... read more »

  • Madagascar:  Hunger Stalks Drought-Stricken South

    Inter Press Service, 17 June 2009

    The southern part of the island of Madagascar is suffering severe drought and famine. Lack of rainfall during the summer season has destroyed the country's main harvest in March ... read more »

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