ZIMBABWE’S maize harvest will come in 70 percent lower than last season after drought decimated crops, the Ministry of Agriculture says.
An outlook report by the Ministry projects that Zimbabwe will produce about 696,116 tonnes of maize, down from the 2.3 million tonnes that was estimated for 2023.
This would be the smallest harvest since 2016, when Zimbabwe produced just 512,000 tonnes. An earlier report by the government last week said maize hectarage fell by 12% this season as farmers planted less.