Source: Food and Agriculture Organization
Country: Zimbabwe
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)