Zimbabwe: Maize meal supply guaranteed

Source: Maize meal supply guaranteed | The Herald (Local News) Remember Deketeke Herald Reporter The low volumes of some mealie meal brands that appeared in formal retail shops recently was just a temporary business distribution hitch not caused by any grain shortages, with millers now reworking their business template to ensure that there is adequate distribution, a stakeholders meeting was told yesterday. Industry and Commerce Minister Dr Sithembiso Nyoni said millers assured her that they could meet demand. Minister Nyoni, together with the Grain Marketing Board, retailers and wholesalers, yesterday addressed the media on the maize meal supply. Said Minister Nyoni: “The responsibility of the Government is to monitor the supply of goods in the market and there have been a few days where there has been a shortage of mealie meal, so because of that we have called an all stakeholders meeting to prevent a catastrophe. “We have made sure that before the situation gets worse, we make ...