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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Zimbabwe\u2019s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered an upward adjustment of the producer price of grain to motivate farmers to increase production.<\/p>\n

In his weekly column published in the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper, Mnangagwa said the undertaking to pay 30% of early grain deliveries including maize in U.S. dollars \u201cis not adequate\u201d to get farmers to grow crops in the next season. Mnangagwa wrote in the Harare-based weekly newspaper:<\/p>\n

I am keenly aware that there have been significant price movements all around since we announced producer prices for the season,\u201d<\/p>\n

These price movements were partly related to the unstable exchange rate; they have made those producer prices announced earlier on non-viable to the farmer.<\/p>\n

Zimbabwe which requires 2.2-million tons of maize for human and livestock consumption annually is expecting 1.56-million tons this season, down from a record 2.7-million tons in the 2020-2021 planting season.<\/p>\n

The decline is attributed to poor rainfall.<\/p>\n

Last week, the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) said it had purchased 400 000 tonnes of maize from Malawi and Zambia worth US$100 million.<\/p>\n

There are reports that some farmers were selling their grain elsewhere instead of the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) prompting the Ministry of Agriculture to authorise a search and seize operation.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Zimbabwe<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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