Story by Memory Chamisa
THE Food and Nutrition Council (FNC) says it continues to strengthen Zimbabwe’s food and nutrition security through a coordinated multi-sectoral approach, with its 2025 report highlighting policy interventions, research and advocacy aimed at improving livelihoods across the country.
The FNC 2025 report, unveiled on Monday, states that the council produced policy briefs offering solutions to enhance food and nutrition security and improve livelihoods nationwide.
Speaking at the event, Professor Lesly Macheka, representing the Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, commended the council for ensuring that nutrition issues remain high on the national and global agendas.
“The results continue to be an important tool for informing and guiding policies and programmes that respond to the prevailing food and nutrition security situation in Zimbabwe. We are pleased to note that the nutrition journal that the council will be publishing will also provide a broader discussion on Zimbabwe’s state,” Representative – Marondera University of Agriculture Science and Technology, Professor Lesly Macheka said.
Director General of the Food and Nutrition Council Dr George Kembo noted the assessments done the past year provided the critical evidence to guide policies and programmes, while tracking progress and addressing inequalities at the community level.
“FNC ensured that nutrition issues remained high on the global, regional and national agendas through facilitating multisectoral spaces for dialogue and advocacy. The organisation is proud to have coordinated a Food Safety Symposium which facilitated the sharing of current research findings on food safety governance, identification of regulatory gaps and compliance challenges in Zimbabwe.
In alignment with the national mantra of “Leaving No One and No Place Behind”, FNC synthesised complex data from the livelihoods assessments into food and nutrition knowledge products which were then translated into all the 16 official languages of Zimbabwe. Through such initiatives, FNC continues to strengthen its role as Zimbabwe’s Food and Nutrition Security Knowledge Hub,” Director General, Food and Nutrition Council, Dr George Kembo said.
The report also noted the significance of assessments done countrywide as critical for monitoring national and global commitments, including the National Development Strategy, the Sustainable Development Goals, and the Zero Hunger agenda.
