GIEWS Country Brief: Zimbabwe 18-November-2013
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- Zimbabwe
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- FAO
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
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Normal to above normal rains forecast for the start of the 2013/14 cropping season
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Maize production lower in 2013 compared to the poor crop in 2012
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Generally stable maize prices in 2013, but higher prices recorded in southern and western markets
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The number of food insecure persons is expected to increase to 2.2 million during the lean period (January-March 2014)