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Oliver Kazunga, Senior Business Reporter
MAIZE deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) have increased by 306 percent to 296 443 tonnes compared to the same period last year.
This year’s grain marketing season opened on April 1. In a post-Cabinet briefing on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said traditional grains and soya bean deliveries to the GMB have also recorded remarkable increases.
“The nation is informed that a total of 296 443 tonnes of maize an increase of 306 percent; 29 205 tonnes of traditional grains, an increase of 1184 percent; and 10 198 tonnes of soya beans, an increase of 866 percent have been delivered to date to the Grain Marketing Board,” she said.
“The increase of which is a marked improvement from 2020 deliveries.”
Zimbabwe this year expects a bumper harvest on the back of the good rains the country received in the last farming season as well as the adoption of the Pfumvudza/Intwasa farming concept the Government introduced last year.
According to the Second Round of Crop and Livestock Assessment Report for 2020/2021 season, maize production is estimated at 2,7 million tonnes reflecting a 199 percent improvement from 907 628 tonnes produced in the 2019/2020 season. – @okazunga
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