Terrence Mawawa| One million Zimbabweans require food aid ahead of the next harvest season, it has emerged.

The World Food Programme(WFP) has reported that there is need to put measures in place to alleviate the impending shortage of food.

The WFP’s warning follows a report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network which has also indicated that poor families in arid areas of Zimbabwe are running out of food.

The WFP also said that $71.2 million would be needed for the planned response, with $22 million already
raised – largely from USAID.