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Zimbabwe Food Security Country Briefs, June-August 2010

Year of publication 2010

Author Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The national average maize prices have remained stable during the last months, under 0.30 USD per kg; Political tensions continue and violence has erupted in the capital city in recent weeks; Food security conditions remain allarming in the long term, and an estimated 1.68 million people currently require food assistance; Different programmes are in place to support agricultural production and vulnerable consumers.

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