Country Context
Administrative/Reporting Units
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Summary table
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ISO 3166-1 codes | Alpha 2: ZW, Alpha 3: ZWE, Numeric: 716 |
Administrative units | 8 provinces, 56-90 districts, >1,500 wards, communal areas |
Major crops | Wheat, maize, tobacco, cotton, coffee, and tea |
Agriculture seasons | Main season (Nov-April), winter season (May-Sep) |
Food Security | Vulnerable due to natural disasters |
Food Insecurity | Climate change impacts, uneven food distribution |
Country food security context
Statistical reporting units
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Administrative (admin) units are the geographical areas into which a country is divided. FEWS NET uses the following terminology: National boundary = admin 0, First sub-national division = admin 1 (e.g., states in the United States), Second sub-national division = admin 2 (e.g., counties in the United States), and so on. |
Admin 1: Province. Zimbabwe has 8 provinces, although Harare and Bulawayo are often included as well.
Admin 2: District. Zimbabwe has ~56-90 districts, depending upon the definition used.
Admin 3: Ward. Zimbabwe has >1,500 wards.
Other admin units: Communal lands/areas are key statistical reporting units with definite boundaries. They are often comprised of multiple wards, but always fall within a single district. In a few cases, an entire district is comprised of communal lands (e.g. UMP, Nkayi). Communal lands are not an admin 4 unit. They are an administrative structure that co-exists with wards and districts. They are represented in crop estimates both as a sector and as administrative/geographic units.
Crop Data
Context
Communal data from 1980-2000 was digitized from ward and district records by FEWS NET with agreement of Agritex. Other production data are government-reported estimates.
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