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ZIMBABWE: Food security forecast to worsen

A combination of post electionturmoil and arid weather conditions are presenting a bleak scenario for foodsecurity in Zimbabwe. The UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) saidin a statement on 10 April that "extreme dry weather in several provincesof Zimbabweis likely to cause serious damage to the main 2008 maize harvest. This couldaggravate an already precarious food security situation in the country." The new year ushered in widespread flooding in lowlying areas, FAO said, and this...

Poorest countries’ cereal bill continues to soar, governments try to limit impact

Forecastgrowth in 2008 cereal production could ease tight global supplyThe cereal import bill of the world’spoorest countries is forecast to rise by 56 percent in 2007/2008. This comesafter a significant increase of 37 percent in 2006/2007, FAO said today. For low-income food-deficit countries in Africa,the cereal bill is projected to increase by 74 percent, according to the UNagency’s latest CropProspects and Food Situation report. The increase is due to the sharprise in international cereal...

ZIMBABWE: More food shortages anticipated

Erratic weather is likely to hurt Zimbabwe's harvest this year, with the country ending up with an even higher maize deficit than in 2007, according to the latest report from the USAID-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS-NET). Heavy rainfall, with flooding in several districts, in December 2007 forced many farmers to scale down their planned crop area, as they were unable to prepare the land and apply fertiliser, FEWS-NET's Food Security Update for February 2008 commented. ...

GLOBAL: An Ethiopian solution to costly food aid

As food prices hit record highs, analysts warn that a re-think of food aid strategies is needed - and Ethiopia, a traditionally food insecure country, could offer some answers. Globally, the World Food Programme's (WFP) operational budget for 2008 has now risen to $3.4 billion - "an increase of $500 million to account for the increased price of food and transport alone," said WFP spokesman Robin Lodge. "This budget is just to cover our current assessed needs, and leaves nothing for unforeseen...