he evident shortage of the main staple maize meal across the country, the parastatal was sitting on comfortable stocks of maize, and some was being imported from Malawi.
“There is a lot of maize out there. Prices are good and farmers are delivering,” said Chikaura.
In a vivid illustration of glaring contradictions between official statements claiming enough food in the country and the reality on the ground, Zimbabwe’s biggest baker, Lobels Zimbabwe, on Thursday said it had stopped production and sent workers back home because of wheat and flour shortages.
“We have not received any flour and wheat supplies from the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) since May this year and all along we have been using flour from our reserves and as it is, our reserves have been exhausted,” said Ngoni Mazango, the bread maker’s managing director for the southern region. – ZimOnline
6.9.2007
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No-one will starve – GMB
HARARE - Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) last week said no one would starve because it had secured enough supplies of food from neighbouring countries and local farmers had increased deliveries from last season's crop.
Chairman of the state-owned GMB Charles Chikaura said that despite t