HARARE, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- As Zimbabwe grapples with one of its worst El Nino-induced droughts in decades, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has stepped up food aid distribution in the southern African country while introducing measures to boost the country's resilience against drought-related shocks.
Declared a state of disaster by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in April, the drought has slashed the country's cereal production by 77 percent, leaving 60 percent of the population food insecure. In response, the Zimbabwean government has launched a 3.3-billion-U.S. dollar aid appeal.
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