Last update: August 12, 2024
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15, 2024
This page contains information about some of the data available in the FEWS NET Data Explorer (FDE) for Zimbabwe. This is not a comprehensive guide.
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Summary table
ISO 3166-1 codes | Alpha 2: ZW, Alpha 3: ZWE, Numeric: 716 |
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Administrative units | 8 provinces, 56-90 districts, >1,500 wards, communal areas |
Agriculture seasons | Main season (Nov-April), winter season (May-Sep) |
Major crops | Wheat, maize, tobacco, cotton, coffee, and tea |
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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
Explore our crop data.
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Crop estimate data sources
Communal data from 1980-2000 was digitized from ward and district records by FEWS NET through an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture’s AGRITEX service. Other production data are government-sanctioned estimates.
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Example: The 2018/2019 cropping year may be described as 20182019. |
Methodology
Crop estimates are made at the district and communal land level by local agricultural authorities. They are passed up the hierarchy of administrative units to the provincial and then national levels where they are approved.
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