Zimbabwe forecasts huge grain deficit amid El Nino-induced drought

Published 2023년 12월 14일

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Zimbabwe's harvest of staple maize is expected to drop by half to 1.1 million tons in 2024, resulting in a significant grain deficit that threatens food security for poor households. The drought caused by El Nino is expected to lead to below-average crop yields and a 4.9% decrease in the country's agriculture sector. The United States Agency for International Development's Famine Early Warning Systems Network has warned of high food assistance needs in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and Madagascar from 2024 to early 2025 due to the effects of El Nino on agriculture.

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Zimbabwe’s staple maize harvest is expected to halve to 1.1 million tons in 2024 due to an El Nino-induced drought, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Wednesday, flagging a huge grain deficit that threatens food security in poor households. Source: Zimbabwe forecasts huge grain deficit amid El Nino-induced drought | Reuters Farm workers walk along a maize field at Dormervale farm east of Harare, Zimbabwe, November 28, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s staple maize harvest is expected to halve to 1.1 million tons in 2024 due to an El Nino-induced drought, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Wednesday, flagging a huge grain deficit that threatens food security in poor households. The southern African country requires about 1.8 million tons of maize annually for human consumption and projected a 2.3 million ton maize harvest in 2023. The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Famine Early Warning ...

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