Zambia - Emergency Humanitarian Food Assistance to Flood Victims

This Bank emergency humanitarian relief assistance is to complement the Government’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of the flood affected population in the 19 districts of Zambia. The grant funds will be used to purchase food and inputs for off-season winter cultivation, as well as associated costs of transportation and distribution of food rations to the beneficiaries, administrative charges and audit. Therefore, it is proposed that the total contribution of US$500,000 would be used for buying approximately 1,292 tons of maize at US$374,680, 50 tons of early maturing seed maize at US$80,000 and 0.496 tons of assorted vegetable seeds at US$20,000. A balance of US$25,320 would be used for transportation and logistics.