Zimbabwe has a national food gap of 428,000 mt1 and a food entitlement deficit2 of 133,000 mt; 1.68 million food-insecure people continue to need assistance, of whom 1.3 million – 15 percent of the total population – live in rural areas;3 72 percent of the population subsists below the poverty line.
Since 2000, food production has been devastated by economic and political crises and natural disasters. Hyper-inflation and the collapse of pricing systems have halted service delivery and caused chronic shortages of food and agricultural inputs. HIV and AIDS affect 13.7 percent of the population, with 1,090 people dying each week; there are 1.6 million orphans and other vulnerable children in Zimbabwe.
The introduction of a multi-currency system in early 2009 increased the availability of basic foods, but households continue to face difficulties in obtaining cash and food as a result of the longer-term impacts; many households barter assets for food. In January 2010, after a dry spell in the south and southeast, expectations for the 2010 harvest – particularly cash crops – were 60 percent to 70 percent of national requirements.
Protracted relief and recovery operation 200162 will consolidate the activities of its predecessor and initiate early recovery with a view to achieving sustainable solutions to food insecurity and inadequate nutrition. The operation combines relief and early recovery involving food support, cash transfers and vouchers. The scope of WFP’s support is defined through regular vulnerability assessments; annual crop and food supply assessments provide information about the food gap.
This operation will assist food-insecure people through: i) seasonal targeted assistance to protect lives and livelihoods and enhance the self-reliance of vulnerable households in response to seasonal food shortages; ii) health and nutrition to improve the well-being of chronically ill adults with a view to increasing capacities for productive recovery; and iii) social safety nets to promote food access and consumption among vulnerable food-insecure households. Monitoring will assess progress towards expected outputs and outcomes; support for capacity development will assist the Government in designing and implementing food security assessments and hunger-reduction policies.The operation is consistent with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Zimbabwe and is consistent with the 2010 Consolidated Appeal; it addresses Strategic Objectives 1, 3 and 5 and contributes to Millennium Development Goals 1 and 6.
Zimbabwe is expected to become a surplus producer again and to provide for the needs of vulnerable groups once political and economic conditions stabilize, agricultural production and markets recover and economic decline is reversed. In the meantime, targeted food assistance is required to sustain vulnerable groups in food-insecure areas.
Since 2000, food production has been devastated by economic and political crises and natural disasters. Hyper-inflation and the collapse of pricing systems have halted service delivery and caused chronic shortages of food and agricultural inputs. HIV and AIDS affect 13.7 percent of the population, with 1,090 people dying each week; there are 1.6 million orphans and other vulnerable children in Zimbabwe.
The introduction of a multi-currency system in early 2009 increased the availability of basic foods, but households continue to face difficulties in obtaining cash and food as a result of the longer-term impacts; many households barter assets for food. In January 2010, after a dry spell in the south and southeast, expectations for the 2010 harvest – particularly cash crops – were 60 percent to 70 percent of national requirements.
Protracted relief and recovery operation 200162 will consolidate the activities of its predecessor and initiate early recovery with a view to achieving sustainable solutions to food insecurity and inadequate nutrition. The operation combines relief and early recovery involving food support, cash transfers and vouchers. The scope of WFP’s support is defined through regular vulnerability assessments; annual crop and food supply assessments provide information about the food gap.
This operation will assist food-insecure people through: i) seasonal targeted assistance to protect lives and livelihoods and enhance the self-reliance of vulnerable households in response to seasonal food shortages; ii) health and nutrition to improve the well-being of chronically ill adults with a view to increasing capacities for productive recovery; and iii) social safety nets to promote food access and consumption among vulnerable food-insecure households. Monitoring will assess progress towards expected outputs and outcomes; support for capacity development will assist the Government in designing and implementing food security assessments and hunger-reduction policies.The operation is consistent with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework for Zimbabwe and is consistent with the 2010 Consolidated Appeal; it addresses Strategic Objectives 1, 3 and 5 and contributes to Millennium Development Goals 1 and 6.
Zimbabwe is expected to become a surplus producer again and to provide for the needs of vulnerable groups once political and economic conditions stabilize, agricultural production and markets recover and economic decline is reversed. In the meantime, targeted food assistance is required to sustain vulnerable groups in food-insecure areas.
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