Zimbabwe starts US$500 mln programme to boost maize production
ZIMBABWE has started rolling out a US$500 million program to boost maize production to meet domestic food demand. The three-year plan is aimed at raising…
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Zim to import 250 000 tons of maize from Mexico
DROUGHT-hit Zimbabwean will import more than 250 000 tonnes of maize from Mexico to fill the shortfall caused by the severe drought sweeping through the…
Transnet sees 7mt of southern Africa maize Imports
SOUTH Africa’s state rail and ports company said it’s prepared to offload and rail as much as seven million metric tonnes of maize this year as the worst…
Hunger, power cuts in Zim, Zambia as Kariba runs dry
LAKE Kariba on the Zambezi River border between Zimbabwe and Zambia used to be dotted with hundreds of commercial fishing rigs, while local fishermen in small…
Drought-stricken South Africa under pressure to feed Zimbabwe
SOUTH Africa, which is the continent’s biggest maize producer and is suffering the worst drought in memory, may need to help neighboring Zimbabwe with corn…
New seed varieties not reaching Africa’s small farmers, study says
AFRICA’S small farmers, more than half of whom buy their seeds from local informal markets, need access to improved seeds that can yield more food and…
Maize output set to decline, warns CFU
ZIMBABWE’s maize production is set to decline in the 2013/2014 farming season to below 799 000 tonnes.
