Zambia’s Insistence On GMO-Free Maize Imports Will Hurt Consumers’ Pockets

With Africa struggling to meet its annual food needs, using technology and genetically modified seeds should be explored to boost production.

Zambia’s maize production in the 2023/24 season is down by more than 50% to an estimated harvest of 1.6 million tonnes because of the intense heatwave and mid-summer drought. The country must now import about a million tonnes of maize to meet its domestic annual needs.

The government has encouraged the private sector in the country to ramp up its effort to