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In Numbers
5,590.26 MT in-kind food assistance distributed
USD 623,812 cash transferred to beneficiaries in March 2025
USD3.4 million six-month net funding requirements (April 2025 – September 2025) representing 33 percent of total needs.
158,104 people assisted in March 2025
Operational Updates
In March, WFP assisted 158,104 people, including 116,601 drought-affected individuals and refugees through crisis response (cash-based transfers and food distributions), 16,482 people through nutrition improvement interventions, and 25,021 individuals through smallholder farmer support and resilience interventions.
Crisis response/refugees
Food assistance for refugees: WFP continues to provide cashbased transfers to refugees and asylum seekers at the Mantapala refugee settlement. In March, WFP assisted 9,056 refugees (4,596 female and 4,460 male).
Livelihoods: Farmer-to-Farmer Exchange Visit Strengthens Agricultural Knowledge and Practice: WFP organised a learning tour for livelihood beneficiaries to the Musancha Irrigation Scheme and Kabuta Camp in Nchelenge District. A total of 38 lead farmers participated in the visit, comprising 23 males and 15 females. The mission aimed to enhance the knowledge of Mantapala lead farmers by exposing them to the weir irrigation system and promoting improved, affordable agricultural techniques to increase productivity. The visit also facilitated a farmer-to-farmer exchange, allowing for direct mentorship and knowledge-sharing between Mantapala lead farmers and their counterparts from Musancha. During the tour, six key crops were discussed: cassava, groundnuts, orangefleshed sweet potatoes, impwa (African eggplant), maize, cabbage, and tomatoes. Many of these crops are among the farming inputs that WFP has distributed to project participants.
Crisis response/drought
In March, WFP assisted 107,545 individuals across six provinces in Zambia. This support was provided through in-kind food distributions to 29,945 people, cash-based transfers to 24,945 people, and voucher distributions to 52,655 people. WFP's efforts addressed urgent food needs while also supporting local markets and retailers. This initiative was part of WFP's commitment to mitigate the impact of drought and enhance food security in the affected regions. Nutrition Integration among the drought-affected communities: The World Food Programme (WFP) assisted the government in printing and distributing 9,000 materials to drought-affected districts in the Western and Southern Provinces. This included 4,000 A4 booklets on bean processing,