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ACP fight WHO tobacco controls http://www.zimonline.co.za by Clara Smith Tuesday 16 November 2010 HARARE — Zimbabwe’s fight against proposed World Health Organisation (WHO) controls on tobacco — a key cash crop that sustains about a million people — has received a boost from 78 other countries. A meeting to finalise the ban started in Uruguay …
Zimbabwe Enemies Unite on Tobacco http://online.wsj.com NOVEMBER 13, 2010 By FARAI MUTSAKA HARARE, Zimbabwe—For years, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe and his allies have sought to drive white farmers from their land, and the farmers have fought back through the courts. In recent weeks, the World Health Organization has managed to bring the two warring camps …
WHO set to decide on tobacco ingredients ban http://www.theindependent.co.zw/ Thursday, 11 November 2010 20:43 THE World Health Organisation (WHO) will next week meet to decide on proposed tobacco blending ingredients ban, a development that could negatively affect Zimbabwe’s economic recovery and lives of an estimated 850 000 people. Through its Framework Convention on Tobacco Control …
Not knowing when to plant http://www.irinnews.org/ Photo: Kate Holt/IRIN Maize, the staple grain in Zimbabwe under pressure Harare, 12 November 2010 (IRIN) – When light rain fell for two consecutive days in late October 2010, Gabriel Musonza, a 65-year-old farmer in a village about 70km northwest of Harare thought the main farming …
Tobacco sales reach 123m kgs http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 18:48 AN extra 4,4 million kgs of tobacco was sold during mop-up sales which ended on October 21, figures released by the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) showed this week. The selling season officially ended on September 3 with an output of 119 million …
Drought-prone regions face starvation http://www.theindependent.co.zw Thursday, 04 November 2010 19:16 RURAL households in Masvingo, Matabeleland provinces and the extreme western and northern areas are now running out of cereals and they need urgent government and humanitarian food assistance to avert possible widespread starvation. The Famine Early Warning System Network for Food Security Outlook (Fewsnet) from …
Zimbabwe’s high hopes for small grains http://www.thestandard.co.zw Saturday, 06 November 2010 18:46 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) launched a project in Zimbabwe recently to promote the use of small grains such as millet and sorghum to boost food security in three drought-prone provinces — Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South and Masvingo.Small grains are considered …
1,3m in need of food aid http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by YEUKAI MOYOSunday, 07 November 2010 12:34 HARARE- A national survey has indicated that Zimbabwe will face another food crisis as more than 1,3 million nationals will need food aid to reach the harvests of the next season. According to the National Nutrition Survey, close to 1,3 …
Green gives hope to Chipinge http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by Fungi KwarambaSunday, 07 November 2010 16:24 CHISUMBANJE – A project called Green has given hope to the Ndau people and the surrounding communities in Chipinge who have been staying in an arid area where everyone never thought anything good could come out of the place. The project, …
Putting land in the hands of women http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk Written by MARGRET MASANGA – JOHN AND DESTELIA NGWENYASunday, 07 November 2010 14:01 GUTU – The Ruti irrigation scheme in Gutu, Zimbabwe, aims to empower women by addressing issues of access to and control of land. Ipaishe Masvingise is visibly excited by the thought of growing her …