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Non-profit organisation “Food and Trees for Africa” says the fuel price hikes could exacerbate food insecurity in South Africa. According to Stats SA, 23.6% of South Africans experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2020. fuelprice

[File Image] A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease at Mall of the south, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020.[File Image] A shopper wearing a face mask looks at grocery items, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease at Mall of the south, in Johannesburg, South Africa, June 17, 2020.could exacerbate food insecurity in South Africa.

According to Stats SA, 23.6% of South Africans experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2020, while 14.9%Head of Programmes at Food and Trees for Africa, Robyn Hills says commercial farmers will be the greatest affected due to logistics and operational costs. “One of the things we need to unpack is who is producing food. [How] are we ensuring that we are going to be able to continue to be able to introduce health food in the next 10, 20, 30 years in light of the societal and climate related challenges?” adds Hills.Over 36 communal crop farmers at Thabine irrigation scheme, outside Tzaneen in Limpopo, say they fear losing their income due to the increase in fuel prices.

 

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