Hunger wrecks havoc in Chivi #zimbabwe

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Hunger is wreaking havoc in Chivi with nearly 40
000 villagers in urgent need of food aid to avert
starvation.The food shortages are more acute in
Madyangove communal lands and villagers are
appealing to Government and donors for
assistance. The villagers say food distributed
under Government's grain loan scheme is
inadequate.
Chivi district administrator Mr Bernard Hadzirabwi
said the situation was bad.
He said villagers were now pinning their hopes
on the World Food Programme that has pledged
to assist. "The food situation is very precarious
here to say the least. The situation is very bad
especially in the Madyangove area where people
have no food after waiting for assistance for too
long. Hunger is very extreme and nearly 40 000
villagers urgently require food assistance if we are
to avoid starvation in the entire Chivi district,"he
said.
Mr Hadzirabwi said they hope the World Food
Programme would start food relief operations in
the district soon.
"The move would greatly ease the acute food
shortages but the problem is that we do not
know when the World Food Programme is going
to start food distribution. We hope it is going to
be soon before the situation really gets worse,"he
said.
Food being distributed under the grain loan
scheme is insufficient and villagers do not have
money to buy maize.