Special Report - FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission to Zimbabwe - 18 June 2008

Year of publication2008

AuthorFAO

PublisherFAO

Other entities involvedWFP

AbstractZimbabwe experienced incessant rains in the first half of the 2007/08 cropping season during DecemberJanuary causing severe water logging followed by prolonged dry spells, through much of the country compounding the devastating effects of a decade-long economic decline. Against this backdrop an FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM) was invited by the Government. The Mission visited the country from 29 April to 23 May 2008 to carry out an independent assessment of the 2008 production of the main cereals, assess the overall food security situation and determine the food import requirement, including food assistance needs, for the current marketing year 2008/09 (April/March). The primary purpose of a CFSAM is to provide an accurate picture of the extent and severity of crisis-induced food insecurity, existing or expected, in the country (or in specific areas) so that timely and appropriate actions can be taken by the government and the international community to minimize the impact of the crisis on affected populations.

 

Product typeBook (stand-alone)

SeriesGIEWS - Special Reports

CountryZimbabwe

RegionAfrica

Areas of workGlobal Information and Early Warning System

KeywordsFood security; food chains; food production; food shortages; food stocks; food supply; markets; commodity markets; production statistics; trade statistics; monitoring; resource evaluation