Zimbabwe's Ambassador takes white maize production to Senegal

Source: Maridadi takes white maize production to Senegal | The Herald Africa Moyo Deputy News Editor African countries must enhance food production to prosper as no one can be successful when they import most of their food, Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Senegal James Maridadi said last week during a field day in Kaolack, Senegal, where he has spearheaded maize production. Ambassador Maridadi started the initiative after realising that most of the staple food in most of the countries he covers, which include Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and The Gambia, is imported and hence expensive. “In order to enhance food security in Africa, we must produce all that we eat and eat only that which we produce,” he said. This prompted Ambassador Maridadi to approach the Ministry of Agriculture in Senegal with a view to introduce maize farming in the country. He was then linked to an association of women farmers, Federation des Producteurs de Mais du Saloum (FEPROMAS). “They are ...