Zimbabwe to Import 1.4 Metric Tonnes of Maize From Brazil, Argentina As Hunger Bites

The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced plans to import 1.4 million metric tonnes of maize from new source countries including Mexico, Argentina and Brazil among others.

This comes as Zimbabwe is grappling with an El Nino-induced drought which has left over 2,7 million people food insecure.

The country also has a grain deficit of over 680 000 metric tonnes.

Addressing journalists in Harare, Thursday, GMAZ chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said this volume of maize is expected to be…