Zim, WFP to strengthen food, nutrition security

Zim Now Writer

Government and the United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) will continue working together in the strengthening of Zimbabwe’s food and nutrition security.

WFP representative and country director Francesca Erdelmann said this when she paid a courtesy call on Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday.

She said WFP would step up its contribution to building shock-responsive social protection and food systems.

“One of the areas that we hope to work very closely on with the Minister and with his team is on the sourcing of local commodities for clinics and maternity waiting homes so that expecting mothers can come to the clinic in time for their delivery and be receiving nutritious meals while they are waiting,” Erdelmann said.

The WFP is investing in humanitarian-development to enhance sustainability through resilience-building activities, which is in line with Sustainable Development Goals on the eradication of poverty.

The latest report on the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World indicates that around 322 million people in Africa experience severe food insecurity, a significant increase from 282 million in 2020, reflecting that the outlook for nutrition on Africa is becoming increasingly bleak.