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President Ortega Boosts Zero
Hunger Program
Nicaraguan President Daniel
Ortega will lead the "Cero
Hambre" (Zero Hunger) Program
that will benefit 75,000 poor
families in rural areas.
Sociologist Orlando Nunez said
Parliament appointed him program
advisor due to rumors on the
media that the Councils would
supplant the ministers and cause
additional spending.
The president decided to assume
the leadership to strengthen the
150 million dollar
poverty-fighting program,
guarantee food safety and
sovereignty and reactivate the
domestic market.
The food producing program will
supply each household one cow,
one pregnant pig, fowls, fodder,
a mill and a manure processor to
produce biogas.
The supplies will be paid half
price and the funds will go to a
savings bank they will found.
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