The United Nations has affirmed that, Lesotho and other Southern African countries have been removed from its Hunger Hotspot list, as harvest yields have improved from previous seasons’ drought-stricken crops.

This is according to the semi-annual Hunger Hotspots report by UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) earlier this week.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) jointly announced that, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have been removed from its Hunger Hotspots list.

Despite successes in some regions, the United Nations issues a dire warning about ongoing food crises in five hotspots, predicting that, without immediate humanitarian aid, de-escalation of conflict, and a full-scale aid response, millions may face extreme hunger and starvation within months.

Meanwhile, a local nutritionist Mrs. Thakane Kutloano has urged the youth to engage in Agriculture so as to ensure national food security.  Kutloano Added that, there is a worrying trend of disengagement among the country’s youth when it comes to farming and agriculture. Kutloano stated that, despite the existence of nutrition clubs in the region, young people appear to have little to no interest in joining, or forming their own agricultural organizations.

On the other hand, a youth from Botha Bothe Ms. Maponts’o Mosili concluded by encouraging parents to give their children, access to land, especially when funding opportunities such as the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project are available to support youth-led agricultural projects.

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