Lesotho, like all other countries in the SADC region is wrestling with issues of food security. The Forum for Food Security in Southern Africa commissioned this paper, which describes the food security framework in Lesotho and the specific food security issues that the country was facing at the time. The main purpose of this research is to provide a country-driven focus for the analytical work of the Forum for Food Security in Southern Africa. The paper discusses the relationship between vulnerability and food insecurity. In addition, it looks at the role of Market-based Economic Development in Strengthening Household Food Security.

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