LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 2.1

Seasonal price patterns with different harvest outcomes............................................8

Figure 2.2

Price data with no inflation, 10% inflation, and 20% inflation...................................9

Figure 3.1

Sample completed worksheet on agricultural production practices..........................11

Figure 3.2

Sample completed worksheet on consumption patterns ...........................................13

Figure 3.3

Sample completed worksheet on domestic marketing patterns ................................15

Figure 3.4

Sample completed worksheet on external trade patterns ..........................................17

Figure 3.5

Sample completed worksheet on historical and current marketing policies..............19

Figure 3.6

Sample completed worksheet on macroeconomic policies ......................................21

Figure 3.7

Reporting markets in Zimbabwe .............................................................................23

Figure 4.1

Proposed subdirectory structure ..............................................................................26

Figure 5.1

PRICEMAN output of the data coverage operation.................................................30

Figure 5.2

Example of intra year seasonal price behavior ........................................................32

Figure 5.3

Example of the examination of price relationships across commodities in the

same market............................................................................................................33

Figure 5.4

Example of the examination of price relationships for a single commodity

across markets.........................................................................................................35

Figure 5.5

An example of the terms of trade analysis ...............................................................36

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