§ 13. Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what recent assessment she has made of the extent of hunger in southern Africa. [123183]
§ Clare ShortThere have been good rains across southern Africa this year and prospects for the grain harvest are good. Given recent floods, there are likely to be pockets of food insecurity in some countries. Food security is being monitored carefully within the Southern Africa Development Community region and our representatives participate in donor/Government consultation groups and receive regular reports from national and regional production forecasting organisations.