Own production remains the main food source for most poor households
KEY MESSAGES
Most households across the country continue to access adequate supplies of staple food from own production and are experiencing Minimal acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 1).
While the Southern African Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF) released positive forecasts for both the October to December (OND) and January to March (JFM) periods, the Zimbabwe National Climate Outlook Forum (NACOF) forecasts higher chances of normal to below-normal rainfall in the south and western parts of the country during the JFM period.
Markets are fully supplied with a variety of cereals across the country, including the traditionally cereal deficit areas in the south. National average prices for maize grain remain stable at $0.29/kg and have decreased by 11 percent compared to two year average.