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CONTRY: SPECIAL REPORT
ORIGINE:        FAO
TITLE:          FAO/WFP CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENT MISSION TO ZAMBIA
DATE:           10 June 2003
OVERVIEW:       An FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission visited 
the country from 21 April to 10 May to assess and forecast the 2003 crop 
harvest and estimate cereal import requirements for the 2003/04 marketing 
year (May/April), including food aid needs. - The Mission was assisted by 
the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MACO) at the 
national, provincial and district levels and in the field in information 
gathering. The Mission benefited from the active participation of the 
Southern Africa Development Community (SADC), Zambia's Programme Against 
Malnutrition (PAM) and consultations with other stakeholders such as the 
Famine Early Warning System (FEWSNet), USAID, the World Bank, International 
Monetary Fund, and national and international NGOs such as CARE, CRS, 
CLUSA, the Food Security Research Project, Zambia National Farmers' Union, 
National AIDS Council, Omnia Fertilizer Zambia Ltd., Millers' Association 
and CHC Commodities among others.  - Organized into five teams, the Mission 
visited 46 of the 73 districts in the country and interviewed government 
officials at various levels, community leaders, farmers, traders and other 
key informants, and observed standing crops in fields and harvested crops 
in stores to assess crop yields. The Mission also used high-resolution 
SPOT-4 satellite images to verify rainfall and vegetation conditions in 
2002/03 compared to previous years. Secondary data from various sources 
were cross-checked with information collected from the field.