LUSAKA, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Erratic rainfall has delayed planting of Zambia's staple maize crop that feeds the impoverished southern African nation, raising the possibility of a poor harvest after ...
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Zambia maize deal in turmoil - Only 15,000MT hauled as unpaid local transporters cry foul over dollar payments to foreigners
Malawi's Zambia maize deal is unravelling -- and the numbers tell a disturbing story. Out of the 100,000 metric tonnes (MT) assigned to local hauliers under the cross-border arrangement, only 15,000MT ...
Surging maize prices in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kenya, Tanzania, and South Sudan have created a lucrative trade for people to smuggle staple food out of Zambia. For instance, 50kg of ...
LUSAKA - Zambia on Wednesday lifted the ban it imposed last week on the export of maize after a physical verification revealed that the southern African nation has enough stocks to last until August, ...
"If the current weather pattern continues maize production may drop by 30 percent. The high production areas have not had enough rain," Zambia National Farmers' Union spokesman Kingsley Kaswende said.
THE Government has commenced the maize assessment exercise throughout all provinces to determine the grain stocks currently available in the country. Agriculture Minister Emmanuel Chenda said the ...
With a high population experiencing food shortage across the country, the government received a boost from Zambia. This was after the country agreed to offer Kenyan farmers land for large-scale ...
A farmer walks through his field of maize close to the town of Chikuni in the south of Zambia February 21, 2015. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia's current 2015/2016 maize crop is ...
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