The number
of Zimbabweans requiring food aid has risen to 4 million, up from 3
million initially, state media said Tuesday.
An El
Nino-induced drought has hit Zimbabwe hard and last month it appealed
for $1.6 billion in aid to help pay for grain and other food, Reuters
reported. Government stocks of maize, the staple food, were 91,326
tons as of March 10 – enough to last three months, according to
Public Service, Labor and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira.
Farmers have
lost cattle and crops and fear more pain, while organizations such as
the UN’s World Food Program are feeding 1 million people.
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