Abstract
The causal relationship between food and nutrition security and economic growth is a hotly contested debate; that is, food and nutrition security results in economic growth, or economic growth results in food and nutrition security. This article reviews the relationship that has existed between economic growth and food and nutrition security in Zimbabwe since 1990. The research methodology used in this article is to analyse past and contemporary literature on the economic growth and food and nutrition security nexus in order to answer the following question: What has been the nexus between economic growth and food and nutrition security in Zimbabwe over that last three decades? The research findings suggest that food and nutrition security generally reflects the trajectories of the prevailing socio-political and economic environment over the last three decades. In essence, food and nutrition insecurity in Zimbabwe is not due to lack of economic growth but because the country has struggled to address its longstanding socio-economic and political woes. The persistent debt overhang, budget deficits, land reform, climate change, and post-harvest losses must be addressed satisfactorily in order to solve the food crisis in Zimbabwe. Principally, for policymakers, the research findings contribute to an understanding of the factors that promote enhanced food and nutrition security in Zimbabwe.