By Ziyah News Network Reporter
The Government of Zimbabwe has provided an update that makes good reading in as far as mitigating the impact the ElNino induced drought on the most vulnerable people in the Southern African nation.
A Cabinet briefing report as presented by the Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social indicate the Food Mitigation Strategy is working well under which the Urban Cash Transfer Programme and Movement of Grain programmes have reached 89% of the targeted populace.
“The nation is informed that out of the targeted 6 140 924 beneficiaries, 5 479 704.51 received food assistance in the first three months, being May to July 2024 food distributions blitz and this translated to 89.2%. The Grain Movement Command Centre has worked tirelessly to ensure that food insecure people received the requisite assistance,” said Minister Jenfan Muswere as he presented the Cabinet briefing to the media.
Government also announced that the second phase of the Grain Distribution has already started and will run for a period of three months targeting over 6 million people.
“Cabinet advises that Government is now in the 2nd Cycle of the Blitz Grain distribution where a total of 6 215 775 beneficiaries are set to received assistance from 6th August, 2024 to 31 October 2024.” The second phase of the Grain distribution blitz is expected to be more efficient as Government and its partners adopt and implement lessons learnt in the first phase of the programme, It is expected no Zimbabwean in need of food aid will be left behind as the in this process as proclaimed by the President himself when he declared the ElNino induced drought a state of national disaster