Govt targets 400 000 tonnes to bolster drought defences

Government is targeting 400 000 metric tonnes of grain in strategic reserves by year-end, as it steps up proactive measures to protect vulnerable communities and safeguard national food security.

Agriculture, Mechanisation and Water Resources Development minister, Anxious Masuka, announced the target at the ministry’s five-day strategic planning workshop, which began in Bulawayo on Monday.

Masuka said the current reserves could support social welfare programmes for about 6.

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