Post-Cabinet Press Briefing: Meeting 2024-20: 9th July 2024

Cabinet considered a report on the Food Deficit Mitigation Strategy and Urban Transfer Programme as presented by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Honourable Dr. Anxious Masuka.

The first three months’ distribution blitz which started in May 2024 is coming to an end this month, July 2024. Accordingly, modalities for the second phase, August to October 2024 are being worked out. These include the grain movement plan, urban cash distribution plan, and mobilization of more financial resources for the three months’ distribution. As at 2 July 2024, a cumulative 62 796.84 metric tonnes of grain had been distributed to vulnerable and food insecure people across the country’s provinces as follows:

 

 

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