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Over 6.2 Million Rural Zimbabweans Require Food Aid, Says Government

7 months agoFri, 30 Aug 2024 06:02:46 GMT
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Over 6.2 Million Rural Zimbabweans Require Food Aid, Says Government

According to Zimbabwe’s Food Security Outlook to March 2025, at least 6.2 million people living in rural areas will require food assistance, with nearly 465,000 metric tonnes of grain needed.

This was said by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, Anxious Masuka.

The Minister also revealed that Zimbabwe’s Strategic Grain Reserve currently holds 264,246 metric tonnes of grain, excluding an additional 32,314 metric tonnes imported by the government. Said Masuka:

The country’s food balance sheet to March 2025 indicates that 6.2 million rural residents will need assistance.

Considering the requirements of the rural population until March 2025 and the school feeding program until April 2025, the maximum amount of grain required is 464,608.54 metric tonnes.

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Current stocks in the Strategic Grain Reserve, which include wheat, maize, and traditional grains, stand at 264,246 metric tonnes, excluding 32,314 metric tonnes imported by the Government to date.

Masuka announced that the 200,362.54 metric tonne shortfall will be addressed through surplus from the winter wheat harvest and additional government grain imports, estimated at 300,000 metric tonnes.

He also said the government will accelerate depot-to-depot grain movement from August to October 2024.

The private sector is expected to import all stock-feed requirements, totalling 400,000 metric tonnes, and urban maize requirements of up to 450,000 metric tonnes by March 2025.

To date, 567,160 metric tonnes have been imported. Import permits for 1.8 million metric tonnes of maize are currently active, Masuka added.

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16 Comments

Anonymous · 7 months ago
How much is estimated for looting.. because it's part of ZANU PF doctrine..
Who said · 7 months ago
Are they not getting what they voted for? Maybe people should have thought what their vote meant beforehand.
Erudite · 7 months ago
The Minister is just being overly PC with this matter....Food aid for who?...Lazy slackers should not be given any aid by the government they actively hate.... Erudite out
@Erudied · 7 months ago
Unfortunately your opinion doesn't count,sit down..
Anonymous · 7 months ago
Every week there's donation. Kill the wild animals like what Namibia is doing. Utawashe wani akati muzimbabwe hamuna nzara.
@Erudied · 7 months ago
the fact that the government is even luking for donations shows that your praises are worthless,truth is on the ground kwete parochial media..
Mashasha💪 · 7 months ago
our gorvenment sometimes soo kaa
+263 · 7 months ago
Zanu Utsotsi hwenyu hwanyanya garai nechibage chenyu muzvidyire
bhoo zvekut · 7 months ago
ndipo paunonzwa Erudied achiti hungry people are lazy,munhu uya munhu haasi normal
Erudite · 7 months ago
At least get my name right it is not that hard you unscrupulous wench...If you feel like backing these lazy slackers that is on you...Go out there and do something for them instead of trying to play Macho on an unmonenitized platform... Erudite out
bhoo zvekut · 7 months ago
Ndanyora kuti Erudied kas ndozita rako,username rako nezvandanyora zvakafanana here,u need glasses
bhoo zvekut · 7 months ago
the fact that the government is even luking for donations shows that your praises are worthless,truth is on the ground kwete parochial media..
Antman · 7 months ago
Why is it kune team redu tikuramba kuti kune Zhara
cde · 7 months ago
haiwaaaa mbavha dzemuzimbabwee dzikuvhara dzimwe nyika dziwiise mari nezvekudya idzo dzotora dzopa vadzinoda vopfigira mumatura avo especial kuma urban areas vanhu vakupona nekutobirana kuti vararame ukakumbira unosungwa uka ba unosungwa ukada kufa nenzara pamberi pevakuru vacho unonakurirwa kureukok kana kutorwa woshandiswasechomboó chekukumbirisa kunedzimwe nyika dzakarongeka
qwerty · 7 months ago
takakupai 31 mil

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