Tanznia Starts Export of Maize to Zimbabwe
Tanzania has started shipping maize to Zimbabwe. The first cargo loaded last Friday. Zimbabwe is still battling the aftermath of an El Nino-induced drought. This wilted crops and triggered food shortages in the southern African nation. Tanzania plans to export about 700,000 tonnes of the staple food to Zimbabwe. Maize for export Source : Daily-mail.co.zm A United Nations agency has said up to 5 million Zimbabweans, one-third of the population, need food aid. Tanzania’s agriculture minister Japhet Hasunga confirmed that “The first shipment comprising 1,200 tonnes of maize has beenexported by rail to Zimbabwe. A report which has been attested to by yesterday his Zimbabwean counterpart Perrance Shiri in Dar es Salaam. Hasunga said Tanzania was negotiating the modalities of payment for the food exports with the cash-strapped Zimbabwean government. Tanzania, which has around 3 million tonnes of surplus food after a b...