As more than 14 million people in Southern Africa face the threat of starvation, aid operations in the region continue to be hampered by the controversy about the uses and dangers of genetically modified foods. Although the region has produced enough food to meet two-thirds of its needs, the World Food Programme (WFP) says Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe will need to import at least 2.65 million tonnes over the next 12 months.