Zimbabwe has a sensitive political and economic climate. However, the country has functional and effective logistics systems in the field of transport and logistics, dedicated to serving both the commercial sector as well as international humanitarian organizations. A wide range of logistics services and solutions, from the storage of general merchandise to leading-edge solutions for the supply chain, are found in all major towns and cities, which include:

• Specialized handling equipment
• Computerized warehouse management
• Q-HSE policy
• Advanced receiving and inspection processes
• Secured storage
• Inventory control
• Value-added services (repacking, co-packing, labelling, etc.)
• Order preparation
• Cross-docking

For contact information for the storage companies, please see the following link: 4.6 Zimbabwe Storage and Milling Company Contact List

For more information on Zimbabwe storage, please see the following attachment: Additional Zimbabwe Storage Information 

Commercial Storage

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Storage Used by Humanitarian Organizations

Major humanitarian organizations in Zimbabwe (UN and local and international NGOs) lease or hire out warehouses from commercial service providers. This is a standard practice in Zimbabwe for both humanitarian and commercial actors in the country. Adequacy, accessibility, and availability of ancillary services is not a challenge in Zimbabwe, especially if the warehouse is located in a town or city. Use of mobile storage facilities is also common among the humanitarian organisations operating in Zimbabwe. Collaboration and space sharing is common with humanitarian actors and this has seen savings being realised by organisations engaging such collaborations.

The WFP Zimbabwe operation has 4 operational warehouses and several extended delivery points run by NGOs in partnership with WFP. The warehouses are strategically located to service the most insecure and needy parts of the country. These warehouses are located in Harare, Bulawayo Mutare and Masvingo. 

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

Public Sector Storage

The Department of Civil Protection (DCP) has a staff complement of seven officers at the Head Office. The operations of the Civil Protection Organization are multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary in scope. Their mission is to coordinate and promote strategic planning for emergencies at the individual, community, sectoral, local authority and national levels through regulatory mechanisms in order to provide for and ensure optimal emergency preparedness and disaster prevention in Zimbabwe. The mandate of the DCP covers overall coordination of all stakeholders involved in disaster risk management, promotes preparedness planning, prompts emergency response, early recovery and rehabilitation of affected elements and advocates for integration of disaster risk reduction into development for sustainability.

The core functions of ensuring the attainment of optimal capacity for disaster risk management include:

• Develop and maintain a disaster risk management framework in line with international best practice
• To strengthen coping capacities of the general public in relation to the country’s risk profile
• To develop mechanisms to address the identified gaps in the above functions

[1] Warehouse Type: Open storage, container, rub-hall, silo, concrete, other, unspecified

[2] Warehouse Access: Raised-siding, flat

[3] Warehouse condition: Appears intact, appears damaged, under construction/repair

For more information, please see the Civil Protection Directorate of Zimbabwe website. 

Cold Chain

The cold chain is comprised mainly of private companies.

[1] Cold Room Positive, Cold Room Negative, Refrigerator, Freezer,

[2] Compression, Absorption, Solar, Other, unspecified

For more information on Zimbabwe storage, please see the following attachment: Additional Zimbabwe Storage Information

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