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Zimbabwe sources maize from Mexico
29 Jun 2016 at 10:40hrs | Views
Zimbabwe is set import more than 250 000 tonnes of maize from Mexico, agriculture minister Joseph Made has said.
"We anticipate anything upwards of 250 000 tonnes will be coming from Mexico. The other maize will obviously be coming from Zambia as well some from South Africa and Ukraine," Made told reporters.
Zimbabwe's government previously said the drought had forced it to cut the 2015 growth forecast to 1,5% from 3,2%, with the 2016 output unlikely to be any better.
The UN World Food Programme said earlier in June that output in Zimbabwe would fall below 60% of the five-year average of between 700 000 and one-million tonnes.
"We anticipate anything upwards of 250 000 tonnes will be coming from Mexico. The other maize will obviously be coming from Zambia as well some from South Africa and Ukraine," Made told reporters.
Zimbabwe's government previously said the drought had forced it to cut the 2015 growth forecast to 1,5% from 3,2%, with the 2016 output unlikely to be any better.
The UN World Food Programme said earlier in June that output in Zimbabwe would fall below 60% of the five-year average of between 700 000 and one-million tonnes.
Source - Byo24News
