Zambia agrees to export 1m tonnes of maize to neighbours
Wednesday December 07 2011
THE Zambian government and the southern African country’s biggest farmers’
body have agreed to export 1m tonnes of maize to neighbouring countries
where there is a deficit.
The government was initially hesitant to export the excessive maize because
it wanted to satisfy local consumption, reported the Zambia Daily Mail.
However, Ndambo Ndambo, executive director at Zambia National Farmers Union
(ZNFU), said the government agreed at a recent meeting to export 1m tonnes,
with the majority going to Zimbabwe.