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GIEWS Special Report - Zimbabwe, 22 June 2009

Year of publication 2009

Pages 38

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Good rainfall meant 2009 production of the staple crop, maize, is estimated to have more than doubled -- to 1.14 million metric tonnes -- an increase of 130 percent on the record low harvest of 2008, the report said. But the report also includes forecast production of winter-season wheat of only about 12,000 tonnes, the lowest ever, reflecting the high cost of fertilizers and quality seeds, farmers¡¯ lack of financial liquidity and the uncertainty of the electricity supply for irrigation...

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