"Everything being equal, Zimbabwe requires two million tonnes of maize
and about 500,000 tonnes of wheat per year to feed its population,"
says the document .
"In the past few years we have failed to produce on average more than
20 percent of these requirements. Therefore, present assistance must be
based on acquiring 80 percent of these cereals."
More than 80 percent of Zimbabweans are now in need of food aid.
Analysts blame it on President Robert Mugabe’s economic mismanagement
and the chaotic land reform programme.