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Mozambique’s , National Institute of Disaster management yesterday said about 275 000 people in the country need food aid after a long dry spell caused crop failure in some parts of the , country., ", The southern provinces of Maputo, Gaza and , Inhambane are facing food insecurity and we are working to feed some 275 000 vulnerable people; mainly the old, women and children," , Joao Ribeiro Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">Director Joao Ribeiro Latest News & pictures Zimbabwe">INGC director Joao Ribeiro said. Ribeiro said the most vulnerable people, particularly women and children, were relying on aid provided by the , United Nations , World Food Programme through the food for work programme. "Right now we are drafting a plan to ascertain how much food is required given the fact that we are still collecting more information from the most , remote areas", Ribeiro said. , Mozambique is expected to harvest 2,6 million tonnes of cereals this year, an increase of about 14 percent from last , year., But poor rainfall and high food prices in the northern and central parts of the country left many people in need of food assistance. — Reuters.

Published: Wed, 23rd Sep 2009
Source: Zimbabwe Herald Online