Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, 17 Jul 2003 (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's Consumer Council (ZCC) on Thursday said the latest jump in inflation would put the price of basic commodities further beyond the reach of the urban poor. The Central Statistical Office pegged the inflation rate…
Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, 17 July (IRIN) - Zimbabwe's livestock industry was dealt another blow this week with reports of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on two farms south of the capital, Harare. Officials told IRIN an investigation was under way to determine…
Zimbabwe
The interventions by World Vision Zimbabwe in the form of general food aid and child supplementary feeding programme has contributed positively to the general maintenance of the nutritional status of communities. Findings of a recent survey by World Vision Zimbabwe have…
Zimbabwe
The Global IDP Database of the Norwegian Refugee Council has now updated its country profile on internal displacement in Zimbabwe. A summary is presented below. The complete profile can be accessed at www.idpproject.org, or be sent to you by e-mail on…
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Summary While the ZIMVAC estimates maize production for the 2002/03 cropping season at about 819,000 MT and total staple cereal crop at 909,660 MT, the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission put the estimate for maize…
Zimbabwe
School Feeding and Community Gardens Aid Children and Families Suffering from Drought Mercy Corps has launched an emergency food program to aid schoolchildren and families in Zimbabwe suffering from severe food shortages and deteriorating economic conditions. Mercy Corps is working with…
Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, 15 July (IRIN) - Soaring inflation, acute food shortages and a decline in foreign investment are seen as some of the factors contributing to Zimbabwe's slip in this year's human development rankings. According to the UN Human Development Report 2003,…
Zimbabwe
JOHANNESBURG, 15 July (IRIN) - A disagreement over official crop forecast figures has been identified as the reason why the government of Zimbabwe has delayed making a formal appeal for food aid. The latest crop and food supply assessment mission by…
Zimbabwe
By Stella Mapenzauswa HARARE, July 12 (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's main opposition added its voice on Saturday to calls for President Robert Mugabe's government to appeal for food aid to ward off starvation threatening some five million people. A United…
Zimbabwe
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…
