6 November 2013 Main sources of cereal consumed in rural communities Cereal Availability Own produced HH cereal stocks low depleted in food insecure areas Purchases main source in most cereal deficit areas ID: 759144
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Food Security Update
6 November 2013
Slide2Main sources of cereal consumed in rural communities
Slide3Cereal Availability
Own produced HH cereal stocks low/ depleted in food insecure areasPurchases main source in most cereal deficit areas: demand high & increasingAvailability on most markets is good (grain in N. districts, m/meal in the S.)Source areas – more distant, dwindling stocks Govt - Grain Loan Scheme & cash transfers (few districts, low coverage)WFP FFA, H&N, WFP & CC STA programmes
Slide4Cereal Prices
Cereal prices: increasing since June; higher than last yearMaize price: Oct 2013 ($0.43/kg) 5% higher than Spt ($0.41/kg); 26% higher than Oct 2012 ($0.34/kg); Unrefined maize meal: Oct 2013 rural average $0.63/kg, 15% higher than Oct 2012 ($0.55/kg); 47% higher than average maize grain price (southern districts worst affected)
Slide5Average rural maize grain prices – Oct 2013
Average
rural maize grain prices by province – October 2013
Province
Price per kilogram in $
Minimum
Maximum
Average Oct 2013
Average
Oct 2012
%
change
Manicaland
0.29
0.46
0.39
0.33
18
Mash Central
0.34
0.40
0.37
0.24
54
Mash East
0.34
0.51
0.44
0.34
29
Mash West
0.29
0.34
0.30
0.30
0
Masvingo
0.40
0.46
0.45
0.36
25
Mat North
0.40
0.57
0.51
0.33
55
Mat South
0.40
0.51
0.46
0.46
0
Midlands
0.29
0.57
0.45
0.34
32
National
0.29
0.57
0.43
0.34
26
Slide6Livestock-grain terms of trade
Livestock condition deteriorating in many places; average prices going downAverage cattle prices down 5% from $341.48/head in Spt ‘13 to $324.33 in Oct ‘13Livestock-grain ToT unfavourable to livestock holder; e.g. Oct ’13 goat = 75 kg maize, 3% lower than Spt ’13 (77kg), & 11% lower than Oct 2012 (84kg)
Slide7Livelihood Issues
Rainfall season performanceCost of food basket increasing despite stable inflation envLimited and low-income livelihood optionsCoping: casual labour, petty trading, small livestock sales, brick molding & stone crushing, small scale mining, fuel wood sales, cross border activities, barter, sch drop outs; immature fruitsCrop input support programmes: Govt targeting 1.6 mil HHsProducer pricing: maize, tobacco, cottonPotential urban displacements