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Precious Manomano, Herald Reporter
AT least 101 170 tonnes of grain have been distributed to vulnerable households out of the expected 138 170 tonnes set aside for May to June as the Government scales up efforts to contain the effects of the El-Nino-induced drought.
Distribution of food relief to the needy people is in full swing in all parts of the country to ensure that vulnerable communities acquire enough food for their families.
Speaking after the Cabinet meeting yesterday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere said grain distribution is progressing well in most districts with grain stocks being replenished at those Grain Marketing Board depots which had experienced low stocks.
He said this came out from a report on the food deficit mitigation strategy and urban cash transfer programme presented in Cabinet by Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister July Moyo.
“Grain distribution is progressing well in most districts with grain stocks being replenished at local Grain Marketing Board depots which had experienced diminished stocks. During the period July 16 to 24, a total of 14 364,43 tonnes of grain was distributed bringing the cumulative total for the months May to June to 101 170.04 tonnes, out of the expected 138 170.79 tonnes,” said Dr Muswere.
“Under the urban cash for cereal programme, training for both officials and community child care workers has commenced. Meanwhile, registration of beneficiaries is expected to be complete by the end of July, paving way for the commencement of cash disbursements in August. Government has approved its final implementation plan as well as the plans for the Replica Partners, World Food Programme and the Start Network in line with the requirements of the tripartite memorandum of understanding signed between the three parties.”
President Mnangagwa is on record that no one will starve as Government was mobilising resources to ensure that every vulnerable person gets food in line with the Second Republic’s mantra of leaving no one and no place behind.
Dr Muswere said Cabinet had also considered and approved Zimbabwe’s National Climate Change Adaptation Plan: 2024-2030 that was presented by Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe, as Chairman of the Cabinet Committee on Environment, Disaster Prevention and Management.
The plan sought to address unprecedented impacts of climate change by providing guidance on the steps to be followed in mainstreaming climate change in development planning for 2024-2030, in order to build a climate-resilient and low carbon economy, said Dr Muswere.
It would enhance the country’s capacity and effectiveness to plan, integrate, implement, monitor and evaluate adaptation plans and programmes for climate change and would be the anchor document for the development of sectoral plans. The sector plans would highlight how climate change would be mainstreamed into all sectors and pillars of the economy towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient trajectory.
“The Plan is informed by other Government policy frameworks, namely: Vision 2030; National Development Strategy 1 (NDS 1) 2021-2025; the National Climate Policy, 2017; the Zimbabwe National Climate Change Response Strategy, 2014; the Zimbabwe Climate Gender Action Plan, 2021; the Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee reports; and the National Communication Reports to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” said Dr Muswere.
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