Évaluations

Executive Summary Binga and Nyaminyami (Kariba Rural) districts in the western Zambezi Valley are two of the least developed districts in Zimbabwe. They suffer the dual disadvantages of (a) limited agricultural potential due to poor agro-ecological conditions…

FOOD SECURITY PROSPECTS BETTER THAN LAST YEAR Cereal production estimates just released by SADC and FAO point to an improvement in the food security situation in several countries in comparison to the same time last year. Zimbabwe,…

Preface This emergency food security assessment is regionally coordinated by the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Food, Agriculture, and Natural resources (FANR) Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC), in collaboration with international partners (WFP, FEWS NET, SC (UK), FAO, UNICEF and IFRC. The Zimbabwe…

There is a need of an entirely new and bold approach to address the intertwined crises of devastating illness and drought affecting agriculture' - Guruve Summary The National NGO Food Security (FOSENET) involves 24 non-governmental organisations that collectively cover ALL districts…

Summary While the food security situation is improving in some isolated rural areas of the northern provinces following increased food aid assistance from the humanitarian community and early consumption of the current season's produce, the food security…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) issues periodic emergency alerts when population groups are now, or will soon become, extremely food insecure, unable to meet their consumption needs. These groups have already exhausted their strategies for acquiring food…

Summary A cereal deficit of approximately 1 million MT is expected for the 2003/04 consumption year; the Government and NGO community need to start planning for continued food aid, non food aid and food imports for the…

Summary The October-December part of the 2002-03 rainy season has been below normal for most of the country. The total area under cultivation for food crops is less than 50 percent of the 1990s average and that of…

CONCERN OVER THE START OF THE 2002/03 CROP SEASON COUNTRY INPUT SUPPLY START OF THE RAINFALL SEASON LESOTHO Planting has been constrained by shortages of tractors, draught power, improved seed and fertilizer. Government has introduced a policy of leaving no land…

Zimbabwe National Vulnerability Assessment Committee in collaboration with the SADC FANR Vulnerability Assessment Committee ZIMBABWE EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY HIGHLIGHTS The VAC assessment affirms the severity of the Zimbabwe food crisis, and provides compelling evidence that urgent action--beyond that of current levels--is required…