In a time where most small scale farmers are finding it hard to cope with the droughts and worse still the pandemic, Germany continues to lend a helping hand.
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a donation from Germany to assist over 104,000 smallholder farmers impacted by drought.
In a statement made available to Zambian Business Times by The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Germany’s Ambassador to Zambia Achim Burkart says the contribution will go a long ay to help Zambia face climate change and the pandemic.
“Addressing multiple vulnerabilities driven by conflict, climate change and the current COVID-19 health crisis requires joined efforts, we hope that this funding can support WFP, the Government and its partners in building more resilient communities”, he said.
The funding which is from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) through the German Development Bank KfW, will allow WFP to help smallholder farmers to recover from drought and enhance their ability to withstand future climate shocks
This is not the first time that Germany has assisted Zambia. Countless donations have come from the country and the 10 million is just a huge addition to the many accolades that we must give to Germany.
Germany is an important donor to WFP in Zambia. Following a US$320,000 contribution to WFP’s drought response in 2019, the German Federal Foreign Office contributed US$2.1 million in support of refugees residing in the country earlier this year.
The funding, from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through the German Development Bank KfW, will allow WFP to help smallholder farmers to recover from drought and enhance their ability to withstand future climate shocks.
