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WFP
Emergency Report No. 18 of 2006
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
May 05, 2006
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Zimbabwe
(a)
Maize is being harvested in many parts of the country, resulting
in improved food security in most northern and southern districts.
In contrast, Kariba District appears to be experiencing a below
normal harvest and villagers have reported a lack of maize grain
in local markets. Local authorities around the country expect a
better harvest than last year's nearly total crop failure, but have
indicated that areas of deficit will remain and that populations
in some communal areas are likely to exhaust cereal stocks before
the end of the year.
(b) As a result
of the ongoing harvest, the market price of maize is steadily decreasing.
In Harare, the price of maize fell from ZWD31, 000 per kilo in March
to ZWD27, 000 in May. During the same period, prices in Bulawayo
fell from ZWD 59, 000 to ZWD 27, 00. (The current UN exchange rate
is ZWD117, 500:USD1.)
(c) On 30 April,
WFP ended its Vulnerable Group Feeding programme as planned, due
to the ongoing harvest. The programme, implemented in partnership
with 11 Cooperating Partner NGOs, has been providing 3.6 million
people with a monthly food ration. The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment
Committee (ZimVAC) will carry out a joint vulnerability assessment
with stake holders in May 2006, with findings scheduled for release
in July 2006. The ZimVAC findings will guide programmatic decisions
through identification of vulnerable areas, quantification of assistance
requirements and indicators to assist in vulnerable household selection.
(d) In May 2006,
WFP plans to provide 1 million beneficiaries with approximately
7,000 tons of food through targeted activities, including school
feeding, support for orphans and home based care for the chronically
ill, and urban feeding programmes.
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