Zim among world’s top food crises — UN

Zim among world’s top food crises — UN NewsDay 28/4/2020 ZIMBABWE is among the world’s top 10 countries where children are at risk of stunted and impaired physical and cognitive growth due to hunger-induced dietary challenges, the United Nations (UN) said yesterday. BY PRECIOUS CHIDA The joint report by the European Union, Food and Agriculture …

Rural communities need to benefit from wildlife

Rural communities need to benefit from wildlife Herald 28/4/2020   The Herald, 29 April 2002 THE Southern African Development Community should assist rural communities in the member states to contribute to economic growth by fully participating in wildlife activities. Zambian permanent secretary in the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Ms Eileen M. Imbwae …

Safari industry loses US$100m revenue

Safari industry loses US$100m revenue     Dr Emmanuel Fundira Herald Reporter The safari industry has lost nearly US$100 million revenue as hunters continue to cancel bookings for 2020 because of Covid-19 that has affected the world in general and Zimbabwe in particular. The industry has revealed that close to 90 percent of the bookings which …

Decentralised tobacco marketing should stay way into the future

Decentralised tobacco marketing should stay way into the future  Herald 28/4/2020   FLASHBACK . . . Farmers queue to deliver their tobacco in years gone by. The sale of tobacco has been decentralised to ensure farmers do not crowd in line with social distancing requirements to prevent the spread of coronavirus Obert Chifamba Agri-Insight THE …

Human-wildlife conflict: Urgent solution needed

Human-wildlife conflict: Urgent solution needed  0  April 27, 2020 3:17 PM Source: Human-wildlife conflict: Urgent solution needed – NewsDay Zimbabwe MORE people have been killed by wild animals than those killed by COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. From January to date, more than five reported cases of human-wildlife conflict deaths have occurred. Last year alone, more than 30 people died …

COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers 

COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers  0  April 28, 2020 2:03 AM Source: COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers | zimbabweland Over the last few weeks we have been tracking what’s been happening in our rural study sites in Zimbabwe as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown (see the earlier blog too). Last week, I caught …

Hunger stalks Mat’land region

Hunger stalks Mat’land region  0  April 28, 2020 2:05 AM Source: Hunger stalks Mat’land region – NewsDay Zimbabwe HUNGER has stalked hundreds of families in the Matabeleland region who relied mostly on remittances from migrant workers in South Africa and Botswana after borders were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. By Richard Muponde This comes amid reports by …

Covid-19 derails Dendairy’s expansion programme

Covid-19 derails Dendairy’s expansion programme Chronicle 28/4/2020   Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent KWEKWE-based dairy company, Dendairy, has temporarily shelved its expansion programme due to the negative impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. The pandemic has seen the global economy going on a standstill with crippling effects on domestic businesses and ordinary people’s livelihoods. At home the …