The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Elvar Hilal has revealed in her report that the number of food insecure households is expected to double in early 2020 amid indications that the majority of peasant farmers who produce 70 percent of cereals are vulnerable.
Addressing a news conference in Harare yesterday, Hilal said that both the rural and urban folks are being affected by current hunger facing the country.
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