Reports

The rains that fell this week have triggered a flurry of activities in most farming areas across the country. Farmers in and around Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second largest city were seen busy tilling the land and reports from elsewhere said preparations…

Summary The total staple cereal gap for the 2003/04 marketing season (1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004) is estimated to have reduced marginally by 7 percent to a still considerable gap of about 685,000MT between mid September and mid…

I. Summary Today one-half of Zimbabwe's population of nearly 14 million is considered food-insecure, living in a household that is unable to obtain enough food to meet basic needs. A three-year drought, international sanctions and the withdrawal of international non-humanitarian support,…

Government, Donors Must Halt Discrimination (New York, October 24, 2003) Zimbabwean authorities discriminate against perceived political opponents by denying them access to food programs, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. International relief agencies in Zimbabwe fail to…

GoZ plans for agricultural assistance The Government of Zimbabwe (GoZ) is understood to have made available ZW$105 billion for assisting communal and resettled (A1) farmers in the procurement of inputs including fertilizers, seeds, tillage services and stock feed for those…

The Department for International Development today committed a further =A35 million to fund emergency food aid in Zimbabwe. This contribution will be channelled through the WFP (World Food Programme) towards feeding 5.5 million Zimbabweans estimated to be in need…

World Vision Zimbabwe (WVZ) is close to launching an urban school-feeding program, funded by WFP, as part of the organisation's urban intervention. WVZ-Relief Deputy Director Zvidzai Maburutse said the program is set to kick off at the beginning of November. "We…

Paris, 23 october 2003 - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) strongly condemns the serious wave of repression in Zimbabwe, which predominantly affects opposition activists and civil society actors. Such a pattern of state repression shows the growing authoritarianism…

JOHANNESBURG, 23 October (IRIN) Zimbabwe's chronic fuel shortage has hampered deliveries of up to 100,000 mt of maize from small farmers to the country's official maize storage points, prompting an urgent call for the army to use its trucks…

HARARE, 23 October 2003 - The British Department for International Development (DFID) pledged 1.88 million pounds to UNICEF Zimbabwe today to secure urgently needed vaccines and logistical support for the country's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) from January to June…