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| World Food Programme |
Government has
launched District Risk Profiles through the Food and Nutrition Council
(FNC) in collaboration with the World Food Programme (WFP) to gather
information that will assist in understanding food security and
livelihood challenges and provide information on these factors.
The
Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr
Justin Mupamhanga, told delegates at the launch yesterday that the
profiles are focusing on various aspects that affect human lives.
"These profiles
focus on, among other thematic areas, infrastructure, water and
sanitation, communication, livelihoods, poverty, climate, crops,
livestock, markets hazards and shocks, development indicators and
priorities, food and nutrition security conditions and recommendations
for 60 rural districts in Zimbabwe," he said.
He said the
development of these profiles is a reflection of their commitment to the
implementation of the Zim-Asset and the food and nutrition security
policies commitment number six, which mandates Government to ensure a
national integrated food and nutrition security information system that
provides reliable information on Food and Nutrition Security (FNS)
situation and informs decision- making.
"Over the years,
extreme weather events such as prolonged dry spells, erratic rainfall
and drought have recurrently distressed the diverse livelihoods of the
rural population in Zimbabwe," he said.
"Compounding
factors that include climate change, chronic diseases, high poverty
levels among others have contributed to increase the livelihood
vulnerability hence the initiative to profile, which is a synthesis of
information in a simple, systematic, usable and easy to understand
manner of various livelihoods components."
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