Nation's maize output predicted to fall by 43% this season Government orders farmers to sell stocks to the state Yet some producers say they barely have enough for food
By Busani Bafana
BUBI, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Standing next to her traditional wooden maize.
Farmers in the southern African nation have in recent years turned to climate-smart practices such as reducing tilling and using water-saving drip irrigation https://news.trust.org/item/20190514054413-4ccq0, with some growing drought-hardy grains such as sorghum. However, Zimbabwe's maize production is still expected to fall by 43% in the 2021-2022 season due to poor rainfall, a government assessment found in May. Farmers have been ordered to sell their harvest to the state to replenish national stocks.