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Original Post Date: 2001-08-28 Time: 14:08:42 Posted By: Jan
From: The Citizen
HARARE: Zimbabwe is expected to import about 100 000 tons of
maize from South Africa to complement existing reserves and output from
the last cropping season, the state-owned Herald newspaper reported
yesterday. Agriculture Minister Joseph Made reportedly told the paper
in a Sunday interview that the imports would only be necessary towards
the end of April/May 2002 when domestic grain reserves, including
ongoing deliveries to the state Grain Marketing Board ? ran out.
“Zimbabwe is set to import about 100 000 tons of maize from SA … The
figure has dispelled rumours that the country was facing a critical
food shortage of over 700 000 tons before the end of the year,” the
Herald said. “Comrade Made said his ministry would involve the private
sector, the Grain Marketing Board and other stakeholders and agree on
the requirements and transportation of the imports,” the Herald said.
The country's food requirements would be discussed at a meeting of
Ministers from southern Africa beginning on September 2 in Mauritius
where Zimbabwe would put an order with SA, the paper added. On
Saturday, Made said an eight-member ministerial committee from the
14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) had agreed
that member states facing food shortages would declare their cereal
needs by the end of September. He said the countries would draw up
schedules to import from SA and other countries. A SADC summit in
Malawi earlier this month called for an urgent meeting of a special
committee on food security to help the region deal with serious
shortages, especially of maize which is the staple diet of SADC
states. Regional experts currently estimate that SADC ? which consumes
an average 28,35 million tons of cereal a year ? has a cereal deficit
of 3,22 million tons after a drop in production due largely to drought
and floods. Industry officials say Zimbabwe needs to import at least
600 000 tons of maize to supplement the 1,5 million tons produced this
year ? compared to 2,14 million tons last season ? after farming
operations were severely hit by commercial farm invasions by
pro-government militants. Finance Minister Simba Makoni has said
Zimbabwe has no provision in its budget for food imports, but
President Mugabe insists his government will be able to source the
money. Political analysts say severe food shortages might spark riots
ahead of next year's presidential elections. (Reuters)