WFP to support farmers to increase food production
Episode 1562, May 05, 2021, 06:34 PM
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The World Food Program has started an initiative to support local farmers to produce food for aid operations.
WFP's Representative and Country Director Matthew Hollingworth, says under the program, farmers will be supported with tractors and seeds to encourage them to produce enough food which can be delivered to other parts of the country to fight hunger.
Mr. Hollingworth added that WFP aims to procure over 40,000 tons of food produced locally.
The WFP Country Director says increasing robbery on humanitarian convoys including check points is affecting humanitarian work in the country
“What’s worrying now though is that we are also seeing increasing banditry on the road, checkpoints coming out, illegal taxation, robberies on our convoys and when that happens, it means it’s much harder to do our job. So, we are working with the government and with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, with the RRC to really attempt to again resolves those issues.”
Mr Hollingworth spoke to Radio Miraya's Sebit William on the Miraya Breakfast Show.
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The WFP Country Director says increasing robbery on humanitarian convoys including check points is affecting humanitarian work in the country
“What’s worrying now though is that we are also seeing increasing banditry on the road, checkpoints coming out, illegal taxation, robberies on our convoys and when that happens, it means it’s much harder to do our job. So, we are working with the government and with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, with the RRC to really attempt to again resolves those issues.”
Mr Hollingworth spoke to Radio Miraya's Sebit William on the Miraya Breakfast Show.
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