Zimbabwe, where agricultural output has fallen because of drought and seizures of commercially productive farmland by ruling ZANU PF supporters, faces a grain deficit of at least 1.5 million tonnes even taking into account commercial imports and pledged food aid. The country does not have the foreign currency to import food and donors have been slow in responding to pleas for food aid because of Zimbabwe’s alienation from the international community, caused by skewed government policies.
In Malawi, Concern chief executive Tom Arnold said many households had already run out of food even though the country’s main harvest was in April/May. He called for the immediate delivery of large quantities of maize to prevent a "catastrophic deterioration" in Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Article reprinted, courtesy of The Financial Gazette, Southern Africa’s Leading Business and Financial Newspaper.http://www.fingaz.co.zw
For additional information, please contact CONCERN: http://www.concern.ie/news/zimbabwe.htm
In Malawi, Concern chief executive Tom Arnold said many households had already run out of food even though the country’s main harvest was in April/May. He called for the immediate delivery of large quantities of maize to prevent a "catastrophic deterioration" in Malawi and Zimbabwe.
Article reprinted, courtesy of The Financial Gazette, Southern Africa’s Leading Business and Financial Newspaper.http://www.fingaz.co.zw
For additional information, please contact CONCERN: http://www.concern.ie/news/zimbabwe.htm