Masvingo tops child food poverty at 58%

MASVINGO province has been rated the highest in child food poverty with 58% of children having challenges in accessing proper food.

According to the Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) 2024 Urban Nutrition Assessment Report on Child Food Poverty, 13 479 households were interviewed and at least 5 806 children under 5; 3 457 children aged five to nine and 20 728 adults were measured.

The report indicated that on infant and young child feeding diet quality, about 10,4% of children received adequate diverse age-appropriate diets, adding that only 23,6% of children were consuming a minimum diversified diet.

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