Reports

THEMATIC OVERVIEW Theme: The rise of protest movements in Zimbabwe In the month of June Zimbabwe witnessed an escalation in protests mostly driven by non political party actors. Some of the protesting groups included the Occupy Africa Unity…

KEY POINTS The highest levels of negative coping were reported in parts of Masvingo, Mashonaland East and Manicaland provinces. Small variations between the prices of unrefined and refined maize grain were registered in Mwenezi district. Around 80 percent of…

Highlights WFP has updated its 2016-17 El Niño Response Plan to align with increased needs according to the June 2016 ZimVAC assessment, where an estimated 4.1 million people will be food insecure by January 2017. The Government of…

Highlights: Zimbabwe’s food insecure population at the peak of the hunger season has increased from to 2.8 to 4 million people based on the preliminary results of the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment (ZimVAC) of July 2016.This translates to…

1. Staple foods Maize Grain: There was a slight decrease in the price of maize grain from $0.40/kg ($7.00 per bucket) to $0.39/kg ($6.83 per bucket) from that of mid-June. This has been attributed to private traders…

Executive Summary Due to the severe El Niño-induced drought affecting the region, the worst in 35 years, as well as floods, an estimated 40 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance. Out of this, 23 million…

Liquidity challenges expected to negatively impact livelihoods and food access countrywide KEY MESSAGES Crisis (IPC Phase 3) acute food insecurity outcomes are expected to continue among poor households in the south from June 2016 through January 2017. This…

Every year between August and December, Zimbabwe’s climate turns hot and dry. Under these conditions, farmers struggle to grow enough grass to graze their cattle. Unless they are able to secure supplementary feed, their cattle grow…

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing…

HIGHLIGHTS The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Regional Vulnerability Assessment Committee (RVAC) Dissemination Forum took place 6-8 June in Pretoria, during which, Members States presented the preliminary results of their national vulnerability assessments. According to the SADC…