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The Zimbabwean government is stepping up food aid distribution to people facing food insecurity in the country due to the El Nino-induced drought, a cabinet minister said Tuesday.
A brigade of nutrition peer educators dish into plates cupfulls of the prepared porridge formulation dubbed maworesa, which translates to the very best porridge. It is cooked with readily available ingredients that are locally sourced to prevent children from falling into malnutrition amid the El-Nino induced drought, Mudzi, Zimbabwe, July 2, 2024. /CFP
Addressing a post-cabinet media briefing, Jenfan Muswere, minister of information, publicity and broadcasting services, said the Grain Movement Command Center has worked tirelessly to ensure that food-insecure people receive the requisite assistance.
He said between May and July, the government provided food aid to 89.2 percent of the targeted population and has now embarked on another three-month cycle aimed at extending food assistance to even more people in need.
"Cabinet advises that the government is now in the second cycle of the blitz grain distribution where a total of 6,215,775 beneficiaries are set to receive assistance from August 6 to October 31," Muswere said.
In April, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared a state of disaster due to the drought, which has reduced cereal production by 77 percent and left 60 percent of the country's population food insecure.
The government also issued an international appeal for $3.3 billion to respond to the drought crisis.
(Cover: A farmer walks through what used to serve as a nutritional garden where vegetables were irrigated throughout the winter season, but this year the nearby dam they relied on for water has run dry because of the El-Nino induced drought, Mudzi, Zimbabwe, July 2, 2024. /CFP)