Hi
Water and food security go hand in a glove, disease morbidity and mortality rates remain very high because of the lack of addressing these two key components. The lack of proper based WASH programs has resulted in many diarrhoeal diseases and some water borne diseases. Water Institutions should after drilling boreholes set up water committees who will in turn built the capacity of other community members, because a lot of contamination happens at the household level, such practices will reduce water problems. Again the lack of climate change implementation practices have led to food and water problems. A lot has been said about climate change, however recurrent droughts and flooding continue to persist because, institutions are not being reliable actors on the ground. On the other hand a lack of motives to move the food security front, researchers should use the farmer first approach and respect indigenous technology ideals.
Regards
Themba Phiri (Technical Specialist)
Themba Phiri