OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE TO REQUIRE FOOD ASSISTANCE, WARNS UN AGENCY

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Date: 3 Sep 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Subject: OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE TO REQUIRE FOOD ASSISTANCE,
WARNS UN AGENCY
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OVER 2 MILLION PEOPLE IN ZIMBABWE TO REQUIRE FOOD ASSISTANCE, WARNS UN
AGENCYNew York, Sep 3 2013 12:00PMAn estimated 2.2 million people are
expected to need food assistance by early next year before the harvest
period in March, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said
today.

"Many districts, particularly in the south, harvested very little and
people are already trying to stretch out their dwindling food stocks,"
<"http://www.wfp.org/news/news-release/hunger-looms-zimbabwe-faces-highest-levels-food-insecurity-years">said
WFP Country Director Sory Ouane. "WFP is working closely with the
Government and partners to respond to the looming food crisis and will
start food and cash distributions to the most vulnerable in October."

The predicted levels of hunger, released by the UN-supported Zimbabwe
Vulnerability Assessment Committee, would be the highest since early
2009, when more than half the population required food support.

To meet the increasing needs, WFP and its partners will provide
cereals harvested in the region, as well as imported vegetable oil and
pulses, the agency said in a news release. Cash transfers will also be
used in selected areas to give people flexibility and help support
local markets. Distributions will be gradually scaled up from October
until harvest time in March next year.

Some of the factors that have contributed to the high levels of food
insecurity include adverse weather conditions, the unavailability and
high cost of agricultural supplies such as seeds and fertilizers, and
projected high cereal prices due to the poor maize harvest. In rural
markets for example, grain prices are 15 per cent higher than during
the same period last year.

To help people deal with future droughts and other shocks, WFP has
been implementing a Cash/Food for Assets programme in rural Zimbabwe
since June. Under the programme, vulnerable communities receive food
or cash while taking part in projects such as the construction of
community irrigation systems and deep wells.

The Government is also taking action to address this issue. For the
first time, in 2012, it contributed some $10 million worth of grain
towards a joint relief operation with WFP and its partners. The
programme provided food assistance to some 1.4 million people in 37
rural districts.Sep 3 2013 12:00PM
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