Bumper crop to end Zimbabwe hunger cycle

After a cycle of droughts, Zimbabwe received consistent average rainfall. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Zimbabwe is expecting its biggest harvest of maize in 20 years, a sign that the country could end its cycle of food deficits due to successive droughts and a chaotic land reform programme.

Official data shows the country will harvest 2.7 million tonnes of the staple grain in the 2020/21 summer crop season, the highest yield in 20 years, nearly 200 percent higher than last year and 130 percent above average.