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June 2001 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Urges Government to go Beyond Meeting Projected Economic Targets
(2001-06-30)In this year's budget the government projected that the Zambian economy would grow by 5 percent, an increase from last year's growth rate of 3.5 per cent (down from the projected figure of 4 per cent); year-end inflation ... -
June 2003 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Government Must Put Human Interest at the Centre of the Current Problem of Budget Overrun, Says JCTR
(2003-06-30)The Basic Needs Basket, the JCTR monthly estimation of the cost of living for a family of six in Lusaka, has, despite recording reductions in the price of mealie, consistently shown serious difficulties that households are ... -
June 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Beyond the AGOA Forum, Will the Poor now Benefit?
(2011-06-15)The JCTR Lusaka Basic Needs Basket (BNB) for an average family of six in May was at K2,917,350 from an average of K3,003,550 in April 2011. The BNB is a tool that measures the average cost of basic food and essential ... -
June 2012 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Socially just Development Demands Decent Jobs for all, Says JCTR
(2012-06-01)According to Ms Lumba, “The JCTR Basic Needs Basket gives an indication of the cost of living and consequently what it takes for a family of 5 to meet basic needs to lead a dignified life. The BNB is also indicative of the ... -
Kasama September 2021 Basic Need And Nutrition Basket Report
(2021-09-30)This survey was conducted on 27th September, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. . Average prices were calculated on the basis of prices gathered from ... -
Kitwe December 2022 Basic Nutrition and Needs Basket Report
(2022-12-31)This survey was conducted on 25th December, by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were Calculated on the basis of prices gathered from retail outlets ... -
Kitwe September 2021 Basic Needs And Nutrition Basic Report
(2021-09-30)This survey was conducted on 27th September, 2021 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at ... -
Luanshya September 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket
(2020-09-30)This survey was conducted on 27th September, 2020 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average prices were calculated on the basis of surveys conducted at ... -
Lusaka September 2020 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket report
(2020-09-30)This survey was conducted on 27th September, 2020 by the Social and Economic Development Programme of the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection. Average Prices were calculated on the basis of prices gathered from ... -
March 2001 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Price Stability, Decrease and Increase Characterise Food Basket
(2001-03-30)According to Muweme Muweme, Coordinator of the Economic and Social Development Research Project, the price of mealie meal, cooking oil, eggs, salt, Vaseline, for example, has shown a very marginal decrease as compared. ... -
March 2002 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Basic Needs Basket Challenges 2002 National Budget
(2002-03-06)The JCTR Basic Needs Basket which estimates cost of living in Lusaka urban for a family of six -- taking into account costs for food such as mealie meal, beans, dry fish, meat, etc., and non-food essentials such as housing, ... -
March 2003 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Government must Resolve Threats of Current Work Stoppages Justly, Says JCTR
(2003-03-04)According to the latest JCTR Basic Needs Basket, the overall cost of basic needs hasincreased by K6,150 from K1,029,150 for the month of January to K1,035,300 for the month of February. The cost of non-essential food items ... -
March 2003 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Links Cost of Living Issues with War in IRAQ
(2003-04-07)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says the monthly Basic Needs Basket continues to show that high demands are being placed on families to meet their daily needs of food and other non-food essentials. In ... -
March 2005 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Basket Reveals Difficult Times for Households During end and Start of the Year: JCTR Calls for Necessary Steps to Address Situation
(2005-03-04)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has observed that the unrelenting high cost of living many Zambian households experience during the end and beginning of each year should not be taken as a norm but a ... -
March 2006 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Calls for Introduction of a Serious Feeding Programme in all Primary Schools
(2006-03-08)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is calling upon government to seriously and urgently consider providing feeding programmes in all primary schools across the country. The JCTR makes this call in light ... -
March 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Life in High Density Areas is Still a Challenge Despite High Economic Growth, Says JCTR
(2011-03-12)So far, evidence has shown that despite having recorded commendable progress on the macroeconomic front, there is very little to show in as far as translating into improved household welfare. This situation is particularly ... -
March 2011 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Women are more Vulnerable to High Cost of Basic Commodities, Says JCTR
(2011-03-13)The cost of living as measured by the JCTR’s Basic Needs Basket (BNB) in February 2011 for an average family of six was K2,982,350. This showed a reduction of K36,750 from K3,019,100 in January 2011. The downward adjustment ... -
March 2021 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: Importation Ban Leads to a 100% Price Increase on Onion
(2021-03-31)The cost of living for a family of five as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for Lusaka in the month of March increased to K8, 644.50 from K8, 512.31 ... -
March 2024 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket Statement: Strengthening Resilience in the Face of Food Insecurity - An Easter Message of Hope
(2024-03-28)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) observed an increase in the Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) which now stands at K10, 603.40 for the month of March representing a 2.9% increase in comparison to ... -
May 2002 Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket: JCTR Encouraged by Government Declaration of National Disaster but Calls for Looking Beyond Current Situation
(2002-05-30)The JCTR Basic Needs Basket --which measures cost of living for a family of six for the month of May now stands at K814,350, slightly declining by K11,150 from the month of April figure of K825,500. This reduction can be ...