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Rise Mzansi plans to end hunger and food insecurity

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 According to Statistics South Africa’s most recent census survey released in 2021, 125 721 households in the Free State province suffer from hunger because of the inability to meet their daily nutritional needs.

Only 75,5% of households in the province have adequate access to food whilst 12,5% still scramble to have access to food. In the Mangaung Metro Municipality, 17,7% of households face severe struggles to obtain food.

The census further shows that limitations to food access result in hunger and undernourishment. In total, 32, 896 households, which is about 4.8%, in Free State have limitations to accessing food.

RISE Mzansi says they have identified hunger as the biggest threat to the well-being of South Africans and a big contributing factor to hunger is unemployment. Inequality remains high due to significant differences in income levels resulting in some households struggling to access food.

 Nomsa Marchesi RISE Mzansi Free State Provincial Convenors stated that the Free State plays a significant role in agricultural production for the country. An estimated 10,000 children die in our country each year due to severe acute malnutrition.

“In addition, 1 in 6 children are born with a low birth weight. And 3 in 10 children are stunted by the age of five, meaning they are underweight for their age. Out of 21 million children, nine million experience hunger while half of South Africans will experience food scarcity by 2025.” Said Marchesi.

Rise Mzansi plans to implement  key pillars of RISE Mzansi’s Plan to End Hunger which are:

  • Stopping food waste immediately through new legislation
  • Increase the child support grant immediately to the food poverty line of R680, and over the next two years to R1335
  • Introduce a maternal support grant
  • We will fix the broken food system
  • We will redistribute land, and reform agriculture

“A RISE Mzansi government will ensure that food sources and supply chains are geared towards meeting the needs of the people of South Africa and creating food equality through partnerships and legislation. Marchesi explained.

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