To stave off a multi-generational malnutrition crisis, the food industry must work with government to provide highly nutritious foods at cost during the pandemic
survey has found that South Africans, and worse, children, are hungry, hungrier than they have been in years. This persistent hunger is likely to result in a national malnutrition crisis with such far-reaching consequences that it will make the effects of the coronavirus pale in comparison.
These devastating findings suggest nutrition for adults and children is worsening and will deteriorate further over the next months as savings dry up. Our government has taken the lead by putting additional cash into the hands of vulnerable households. But that cash won’t avert a malnutrition crisis if highly nutritious foods are not made more affordable.
What’s worse is that stunted mothers are more likely to have stunted children, suggesting that a malnutrition crisis today can rob the next generation of South Africans of full and productive lives. We appreciate that many retailers are already involved in their own efforts, such as distributing food parcels to disadvantaged people, but inevitably a piecemeal approach will leave many people unsupported, especially the most vulnerable.
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