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Message: [QUOTE="Nehanda, post: 28519, member: 2262"] Zimbabwe officials added another month of food help because many people planted late due to rain delays. The government usually hands out food from January through March, but will keep going until April this year. Officials want nobody to starve before farmers harvest their crops. Even after April ends, hungry communities can visit local welfare offices for emergency supplies. UN teams plan to work better together and bring businesses aboard for hunger relief projects. Good rainfall this season means fewer Zimbabweans will need assistance next year compared to recent times. The UN food program works closely with Zimbabwe's Food and Nutrition Council to figure out exactly how much aid different areas need. They focus both on immediate hunger relief and teaching farming methods that help families feed themselves. American aid money has decreased recently, which pushes relief groups to find new partners. UN agencies see this change as a chance to team up with companies instead of working alone. UNICEF leaders praised how food stations also offer health screenings, water information, and nutrition checks for kids. They believe this approach works well enough to copy elsewhere in the country. Buhera District faces regular dry spells, with half its land in the driest climate zone. The food program helped 229,319 people across all 33 community areas there. Each person received almost nine pounds of grains, nearly two pounds of beans, and about half a pound of cooking oil. World Vision representatives emphasized the need for continued teamwork among all hunger-fighting organizations serving these drought-prone communities. [/QUOTE]

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