Zimbabwe bans maize imports as it prepares for bumper harvest

Zimbabwe expects to harvest 2.7 million tonnes of maize, which is three times last year’s output and the highest yield in 20 years. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

Zimbabwe has suspended maize imports, citing a big harvest of the staple crop this year after years of food shortages.

The southern African country last year spent $300 million on maize imports and donors were feeding more than half of the population due to successive droughts.