Zimbabwe’s maize prices are anticipated to stay above global market levels for the 2024/2025 season, despite a global decline in prices, as the nation focuses on rebuilding its grain reserves …
Drought
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BUSINESS NEWS
Africa Faces Rising Climate Costs with Annual Adaptation Bill Reaching Up to $50 Billion
by Kells Dzivaby Kells DzivaAfrica is confronting rising climate change costs, with adaptation expenses now estimated between US$30 and US$50 billion annually, according to a recent report. Commissioned by the United Nations Economic Commission …
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BUSINESS NEWS
Zimbabwe’s Raw Milk Production Surges by 20% Despite Drought Challenges
by Kells Dzivaby Kells DzivaZimbabwe saw a notable rise in raw milk production, with a 20 percent increase to 55.11 million liters in the first half of 2024, up from 45.90 million liters in …
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The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, has provided Zimbabwe with US$32 million to mitigate the effects of the El Nino-induced drought, Business Times reports. The …
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LOCAL NEWS
United Nations Seeks US$430 Million For Drought-hit Zimbabwe
by Kells Dzivaby Kells DzivaThe United Nations humanitarian agency has launched an appeal for $430 million to feed 3.1 million Zimbabweans who are in urgent need of food aid after the country’s worst drought …
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LOCAL NEWS
UNICEF Seeks $26.8M to Tackle El Niño Drought Impact in Zimbabwe
by Kells Dzivaby Kells DzivaUNICEF Seeks $26.8M to Tackle El Niño Drought Impact in Zimbabwe UNICEF is urgently appealing for $26.8 million to address the severe effects of an El Niño-induced drought in Zimbabwe. …