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GIEWS Country Brief: Zimbabwe 18-November-2013

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Zimbabwe
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Normal to above normal rains forecast for the start of the 2013/14 cropping season

  • Maize production lower in 2013 compared to the poor crop in 2012

  • Generally stable maize prices in 2013, but higher prices recorded in southern and western markets

  • The number of food insecure persons is expected to increase to 2.2 million during the lean period (January-March 2014)