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By Bulawayo Correspondent
THE price of mealie-meal is set to go down drastically for the next three months following a bumper harvest among both commercial and subsistence farmers this year.
The government is expecting to harvest 2,8 million tonnes of maize for the 2020/21 agricultural season following the good rains that pounded the country in recent months.
Addressing journalists in Bulawayo Thursday, Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said millers should brace for cutthroat competition in the sector because of the abundance of the staple on the market.
“Some households have got maize especially the urban areas. The demand for mealie-meal from the shops is going to depress as they will be self-sufficient.
Bumper harvest brightens Zimbabwe s economic prospects By TONDERAYI MUKEREDZI in Harare | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-05-07 10:46 A man wears a mask as he walks past closed shops during a lockdown aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Harare, Zimbabwe, Jan 28, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
After experiencing successive seasons of drought, Zimbabwe is poised for a bumper harvest.
The country will produce nearly 3.1 million metric tons of cereal grains, including maize, sorghum, pearl and finger millet, according to the Second Round Crop and Livestock Assessment Report 2020-21 Season , released by the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement.
By Staff Reporter
THE Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has written to government requesting authorities to draft the cereal producers and their workers among priority national personnel designated to access the Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the rest.
In a correspondence to the health ministry permanent secretary, GMAZ national chairman Tafadzwa Musarara said the sector has more than 15 000 employees.
Musarara said the national lockdown programme announced by government classified grain milling workers who had to continue working in order to sustain national food security as essential services.
Against that background, Musarara requested authorities to maintain the spirit when it comes to vaccinating workers eligible for the first doses of the much sough- after medicine.
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