The World Food Programme (WFP) has reaffirmed its commitment to complement government’s efforts in building resilience to end hunger in the country.
This comes as government has launched the central region 2025/2026 Lean Season Food Insecurity Response Programme.
The six-month initiative is aimed at providing relief to over 4 million people facing food insecurity in the country.
Speaking to MIJ Online on the sidelines of the event in Salima, WFP Country Representative, Hyoung Joon Lim, said that they are currently working on helping government to build resilience arguing that this is key to end hunger.
Meanwhile Salima District Commissioner James Mwenda has urged people to start practicing irrigation farming saying that this is vital to end hunger.
And on his part, Commissioner for Department of Disaster Management Affairs Wilson Moleni, stressed on the importance of accountability and transparency in the distribution of food aid.
Moleni added by urging recipients to use the food aid wisely and to prioritize agricultural production to achieve food sufficiency.