Rwanda donates 1 000t maize to Zimbabwe

Source: The Herald – Breaking news. Joseph Madzimure Rwanda has donated 1 000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe to help its fight against the El Nino-induced drought, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ambassador Frederick Shava has said. The gesture comes as President Mnangagwa declared the 2023/2024 agricultural season a state of disaster due to poor yields as a result of below normal rains, leaving over 7 million rural and urban people food insecure. Declaration of a state of disaster triggers resource mobilisation efforts on a huge scale, targeting all stakeholders including those in the diaspora, the United Nations family, the international community and the private sector. In response to the call for food support, Rwandan President Paul Kagame has donated 1 000 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe. El Nino events tend to bring drought to Southern Africa, but better than average rains to East Africa, with the La Nina events doing it the other way round. Speaking at the 30th ...