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Zimbabwe: Country Facing Worst Hunger Crisis in a Decade - World Food Programme
UN News, 4 December 2019
Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population – 7.7 million people – food insecure, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. Read more »
Half of Zimbabwe's Population Face 'Man-Made Starvation' - WFP
Zimbabwe is facing its worst hunger crisis in a decade with half of the population food insecure, the World Food Programme has said. The alert follows an earlier warning from a UN-appointed independent rights expert that the southern African country - once seen as the breadbasket of Africa - is in the grip of "man-made starvation". In Geneva, WFP spokesperson Bettina Luescher said that almost U.S.$300 million was needed urgently to supply some 240,000 tonnes of aid.
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Zimbabwe: Half of Country's Population Plunges Into Severe Hunger - WFP
New Zimbabwe, 4 December 2019
An estimated US$293 million is required immediately for the World Food Programme's (WFP) emergency response to meet the growing needs of the hardest-hit Zimbabweans facing severe… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Farmers Welcome Command Agriculture Funding Terms
The Herald, 4 November 2019
Farmers have hailed Government for introducing new funding conditions for Command Agriculture that require individuals to approach banks for support in grain production during the… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Pours U.S.$51 Million Into Scandal-Ridden Command Agriculture
New Zimbabwe, 2 October 2019
President Emmerson Mnangagwa Tuesday announced an additional RTGS$1.8 billion and US$51 million injection into his scandal-ridden Command Agriculture programme. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Officially Admits Command Agriculture Is Opaque
New Zimbabwe, 1 October 2019
Government has admitted that there was no transparency in its controversial command agriculture programme. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Command Agriculture No Answer to Hunger - US Envoy
New Zimbabwe, 25 September 2019
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa command agriculture scheme will not alleviate hunger in Zimbabwe due to systematic corruption, US ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols said on Tuesday. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Govt Restructures Command Agriculture Financing Model
263Chat, 19 September 2019
The government of Zimbabwe has moved in to restructured the financing model of its Special Grain and Oil Seed program dubbed, Command Agriculture taking on board local private… Read more »
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At least 7,7 million Zimbabweans are food insecure, a UN special envoy has said after touring the southern African country. Meanwhile government has removed duty on all foodstuffs ... Read more »
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Senior and middle-level officers, some of whom are directly involved in civil-military relations and intelligence, revealed widespread unease over the deteriorating economic ... Read more »
