Zimbabwe says it’s food secure, needs no imports until next harvest

Published Dec 15, 2022

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Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government announced that the country is now food secure and will not need imports until the next harvest, a statement contradicting aid organizations that millions are food insecure. The government stated that over 544,000 metric tons of food, including maize and traditional grains, have been delivered to the Grain Marketing Board by farmers. However, the United Nations World Food Program, with funding from USAID, is importing corn from Zambia to rural districts as it does not plan to halt its program for the food insecure until the next harvest. This development comes amidst challenges faced by Zimbabwe, once the region's economic powerhouse, including drought and economic instability following the displacement of commercial farmers in 2000.

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That’s in sharp contrast to what aid organizations are saying – that millions are food insecure Source: Zimbabwe Says It’s Food Secure, Needs No Imports Until Next Harvest HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government says Zimbabwe is now food secure and will not import food until next year. As The government claims are in sharp contrast to aid organizations saying that millions are food insecure.Zimbabwe has been known for years to rely on international aid agencies for food relief, but that is now changing according to Monica Mutsvangwa, the information minister. She said about 544,000 metric tons of food, comprising 467,000 metric tons of maize and 77,000 metric tons of traditional grains had been delivered by farmers to the country’s Grain Marketing Board (GMB) which buys harvested crops in Zimbabwe. “The available grain will last for 11 months at a consumption rate of 49,295 metric tons per month. Wheat stocks at GMB stand at 179,218 metric tons, and this will provide ...

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