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Govt drafts poverty reduction strategy
23 Jun 2016 at 08:39hrs | Views
Finance and Economic Development Minister Patrick Chinamasa said yesterday the Government is developing a two-year poverty reduction strategy whose focus has been limited to a few sectors due to lack of funds.
Stakeholder consultations for the strategy paper that will be implemented in 2017 and 2018 are currently at the final stage with a draft document having already been produced.
The Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (IPRSP) will focus on practical well targeted measures that can be implemented in the short to medium term, with long lasting impacts that guarantee improvement in the welfare of the citizenry.
In the draft paper, agriculture has been singled as key to dealing with poverty challenges the country is battling with, which in the past season were exacerbated by an El Nino induced drought.
National co-ordinator of the IPSRP, Jesimen Chipika said consultations in all the country's provinces had revealed that poverty levels were high across the country, with most families experiencing food shortages.
Stakeholder consultations for the strategy paper that will be implemented in 2017 and 2018 are currently at the final stage with a draft document having already been produced.
In the draft paper, agriculture has been singled as key to dealing with poverty challenges the country is battling with, which in the past season were exacerbated by an El Nino induced drought.
National co-ordinator of the IPSRP, Jesimen Chipika said consultations in all the country's provinces had revealed that poverty levels were high across the country, with most families experiencing food shortages.
Source - the herald
