It also said that the United Nations' World Food Programme is intending to increase food aid measures in the country. FEWSNET's estimate for the number of food-insecure people in Zimbabwe is now at 2.2 million, above the 1.7 million estimate for October through December. Close to half of Zimbabwe’s population has depended on donors for food in the last nine years. However, there are underlying problems in the ability of the WFP to deliver the food to the people of Zimbabwe. The WFP was projecting a major shortfall of more than 40,000 metric tons of cereals between December 2009 and March 2010. To ease the food shortfall, the WFP and the non-governmental organization Concern Worldwide have started a pilot project that provides cash or a combination of cash and food to Zimbabwean beneficiaries.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% However, many still feel the situation is dire. Renson Gasela, the spokesperson of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change, commented on the situation, “We are faced with another disastrous agricultural season.”
It also said that the World Food Programme is intending to increase food aid measures in the country. FEWSNET's estimate for the number of food-insecure people in Zimbabwe is now at 2.2 million, above the 1.7 million estimate for October through December. %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% 
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Close to half of Zimbabwe’s population has depended on donors for food in the last nine years.
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However, there are underlying problems in the ability of the WFP to deliver the food to the people of Zimbabwe. The WFP was projecting a major shortfall of more than 40,000 metric tons of cereals between December 2009 and March 2010. To ease the food shortfall, the WFP and the non-governmental organization Concern Worldwide have started a pilot project that provides cash or a combination of cash and food to Zimbabwean beneficiaries.
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However, many still feel the situation is dire. Renson Gasela, the spokesperson of the smaller faction of the Movement for Democratic Change, commented on the situation, “We are faced with another disastrous agricultural season.”