Reports

Under Article IV of the IMF’s Articles of Agreement, the IMF holds bilateral discussions with members, usually every year. In the context of the 2011 Article IV consultation with Zimbabwe, the following documents have been released…

Household food security improves with harvest Key Messages • Despite the dry spell experienced in February and March, the domestic 2010/11 season cereal production is comparable to that of last season. The Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanization, and Irrigation…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Increase in maize plantings support production growth for the 2010/11 maize crop Prices of maize increase seasonally, but remained steady during the first quarter of 2011 in the capital Food security remains generally stable, but localised…

Media Contact: Eileen Burke, 203-216-0718 WESTPORT, Conn. (May 23, 2011) – As “The Oprah Winfrey Show” nears the end of its 25th and final season, the Friday, May 20 episode of the program featured an hour titled “Oprah’s…

by Thulani Munda HARARE – Zimbabwe’s embattled white farmers says they are devastated at the dissolution of a regional court they had seen as their last hope for protection against President Robert Mugabe’s relentless land reforms. The…

CHIPINGE - Marginalized women here say a new seed multiplication project for the area will economically empower them to fight poverty. The Common Market for Eastern Southern Africa (COMESA) and the European Union recently signed a €20…

Key Messages Prices of maize have increased since December, but remained stable in the past few months; poor households have difficulty accessing food. An estimated 1.7 million people in rural and urban areas are food insecure. Different agencies…

Commercial Farmers Union Agricultural Recovery and Compensation manager Ben Gilpin said his organization will channel the food packages to the farmers who are mostly over the age of 65, have no source of income and are…

by Thulani Munda HARARE – There has been a sharp increase in arson attacks against supporters of Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai’s MDC party since the former opposition’s congress two weeks ago, the Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights)…

SUBMITTED BY PRAVEEN KUMAR ON MON, 2011-05-02 11:53 In the two years since the Government of National Unity (GNU) was formed and Zimbabwe dollarized fully, there have been encouraging developments on the economic front. The economy grew at…