Assessments

Executive Summary Purpose of Community and Household Surveillance (CHS) data CHS data is collected quarterly by WFP and C-SAFE through a joint data collection exercise. In Zimbabwe, 39 sentinel sites have been established in 34 districts spanning 9 Food economy Zones. Data…

Summary Zimbabwe Country Context Zimbabwe has a population of 11.6 million people (CSO August 2002) with the bulk of the population living in the rural areas of the country. The country's economy has faced a lot of challenges in the…

Background The National NGO Food Security Network (FOSENET) involves 24 organisations that collectively cover ALL districts of Zimbabwe, and all types of communities. FOSENET members subscribe that food distribution in Zimbabwe must be based on a platform of ethical principles…

Executive summary Save the Children (UK) held a training in the "Household Economy Approach" to food and livelihood security assessments for staff from national and international NGOs and government agencies (the latter on behalf of the ZimVAC) from September 29th…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: The assessment was carried out in an environment with economic conditions worsening, the country experiencing food shortages due to droughts and other factors and hyperinflation standing at 455.6 percent in September 2003. Survey Design: A livelihoods based structured questionnaires…

Summary The National NGO Food Security (FOSENET) involves 24 non government organisations that collectively cover ALL districts of Zimbabwe, and all types of communities. FOSENET members subscribe that food distribution in Zimbabwe must be based on a platform of ethical…

Summary This report outlines information drawn from 145 monitoring reports from 60 districts from all provinces of Zimbabwe for May 2003. Household food stocks have shown marginal improvements but the majority of households still have less than one months supply, with half…

CAN REGIONAL MARKETS, IMPROVED MAIZE AVAILABILITY ADDRESS ACUTE FOOD INSECURITY IN 2003-04? The latest cereal balance sheet figures confirm that maize availability at the national level looks more favorable than last year for most countries in the…

Mission Highlights Although national cereal production is considerably up on last year, a significant food gap remains, particularly affecting those who lost their crops mainly due to erratic weather in different parts of the country. Coping mechanisms are seriously stressed…

FOOD SECURITY RISKS CONTINUE DESPITE GOOD PRODUCTION Households and communities in the SADC region are considerably more vulnerable to food and livelihood insecurity today than they were a decade ago. This is illustrated by the impact of the 2002 food crisis…