Fewsnet

Fewsnet projects maize prices to trend significantly higher-than-normal from October to January, with a likelihood of ranging between K400 to K900 per kilogramme.

A swathe of Zimbabwe, running from the southwest to the northeast, faces a “phase 3” food crisis after a sporadic start to the November to March rainy season, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fewsnet) said.

We have the best science in the world backing up the assumptions we make about rainfall,” says Chris Hillbruner, a senior advisorat FEWSNET, an organization that has been working on forecasting famine and food insecurity for decades.