Staff Reporter
Government has assured the nation that it has enough grain reserves to support the needy.
Speaking during the 24th Post Cabinet Brief yesterday, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa said that the nation is assured that the 120 000 metric tonnes required to support the needy is available.
“The nation is assured that the country has 490 000 metric tonnes of grain in the Strategic Grain Reserve. Thus, the 120 000 metric tonnes required to support the needy households will be sufficiently covered. The targeting of beneficiaries and distribution of grain will be undertaken through District Drought Relief Committees,” said Minister Mutsvangwa.
The Minister further assured the nation that all the 3.8 million people projected to be food insecure will be targeted as beneficiaries and that Government will distribute food to all the needy households in the provinces.
She notified that the peak hunger period will be from January to March 2023, and advised that though Government appreciates assistance from its development partners, the World Food Programme and other development partners must channel their food assistance through Government structures, as per practice.
Meanwhile, the Second Republic continues to fulfill its mandate of ensuring that the welfare of its citizens is well catered for and that no place and no one is left behind.
