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IASC Meeting on Humanitarian Needs in Southern Africa - FAO Presentation

4. Zimbabwe

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2002 PERCENTAGE OF MEAN RAINFALL




Percentage of normal rainfall for the SADC (January)	Percentage of normal rainfall for the SADC (February)

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2002 PERCENTAGE OF MEAN RAINFALL

Zimbabwe: Maize Production Estimates by Province in 2001/02 Main Cropping Season (tonnes)

Province	Smallholder production 2001/02	Smallholder production 2000/01	Percentage change in production
Manicaland	41 354	161 684	-74.4
Mashonaland Central	84 649	220 211	-61.6
Mashonaland East	47 369	248 740	-81.0
Mashonaland West	81 964	188 045	-56.4
Masvingo	21 279	111 119	-80.9
Matabeleland North	3 189	63 486	-95.0
Matabeleland South	234	10 034	-97.7
Midlands	52 080	79 112	-34.2
National Smallholder Total	332 118	1 082 432	-69.3
National Commercial Total	148 32	384 316	-61.4
Overall National Total	480 438	1 466 748	-67.2

Zimbabwe: Cereal Supply /Demand Balance, April 2002/March 2003 (‘000 tonnes) 1/

	Maize	Millet/Sorghum	Wheat	Rice	All Cereals
Domestic availability	483	39	315	1	838
Opening stocks	2	1	65	-	168
Production	481	38	150	1	670
Utilization	2 188	39	467	13	2 707
Food use	1 600	173	387	13	2 173
Feed use	250	-	-	-	250
Seed use and losses	50	4	10	-	64
Cross commodity substitution	138	(138)	-	-	-
Closing stocks	150	-	70	-	220
Import requirements	1 705	-	152	12	1869
Anticipated commercial imports	300	-	-	12	312
Food aid pledges	60	-	-	-	60
Deficit	1 345	-	152	-	1 497

1/ Barley production is not included in this food balance sheet since most of it is used for commercial brewing purposes.


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