Experts are increasingly concerned about the impact that the high and ever-growing food prices will have on the future health of the nation at large, including the permanent damage to the physical and mental development of young children.
Economists also warn of the long-term negative consequences to the economy of a broken food production and distribution chain for consumers, farmers, and eventually retailers and their associated operations.
The twin pincers of largely imported high food price inflation and the open-ended devastating impact of load shedding on the food production and retail chain are considered a multi-year threat.
