By Kudakwashe Pembere For most Zimbabwean households, access to protein-rich foods appears, at least on paper, to be relatively stable. According to the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC), 79 percent of households reported consuming protein-rich foods on a daily basis in 2022. Yet beneath this headline figure lies a more troubling nutritional reality, one that places milk and other livestock-sourced foods firmly out of reach for millions of families. The Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZIMLAC) 2025 report shows that milk and dairy products remain among the least consumed food items…
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