Umanyano weUnited Nations uthi uzimisele ukuncedisa eleZimbabwe ukulwisana lendlala kulandela isimemezelo sikaMongameli Emmerson Mnangagwa ngoLwesithathu esokuthi ilizwe lidinga usizo lokuphandela abalambayo olungena kuUS$2 billion.
Umqoqi walumanyano obona ngenhlelo zokukhusela abaswelayo eZimbabwe uMnu Edward Kallon wethule umbiko esazisa ukuba iUnited Nations iphakathi kokuqoqa ukuthi izaphathisa njani.
UKallon uthe indlala ekhona lonyaka isifake abantu abanengi esimeni esibi esizadinga ukuthi baphathiswe hatshi ngokudla kuphela kodwa langezinye inhlelo ezigoqela ezempilakahle lezemfundo.
"Isimo lesi silomthelela omkhulu ophatha inhlangothi ezitshiyeneyo ezifana layo indlala lokusilela kokudla okwakha umzimba, ezempilakahle, inhlelo zamanzi okunatha, ezemfundo lokuphila kwabantu," kutsho uMnu Kallon.
Esethula amazwi okuhlela indlala njengesimo esiphuthumayo uMongameli Mnangagwa ucele inhlanganiso eziphathisa abalambayo ukuthi zingenele kudaba lweZimbabwe zibambisane lohulumende wakhe ukuze kuqedwe indlala, yona athi ihlasele abantu abayizigidi phose ezintathu, 2.7 million.
Kodwa inhlanganiso yeFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ithi inani leli likuzigidi ezintathu ezilengxenye, 3.5 million, inengi kungabantu bemaphandleni.
Ingcwethi kwezokulima uMnu Mandla Nkomo utshele iStudio 7 ukuthi ukuhlelwa kwendlala njengesimo esiphuthumayo linyathelo elibalulekileyo kakhulu elimele lenziwe lilizwe eliyabe libhekane lendlala embi efana lehlasele eZimbabwe.
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