Afrigather The Zambian authorities has imposed restrictions on maize and mealie meal (maize flour) exports in response to an prolonged dry spell endangering the harvest.
Minister of Agriculture Reuben Phiri introduced the measure on Tuesday, stating that export limitations will stay till a radical analysis of the upcoming harvest is performed.
“Owing to the prevailing state of affairs, the federal government will proceed to place the curiosity of the nation above the whole lot else. On this regard, it has restricted the export of maize grain and mealie meal,” the minister stated.
He was delivering a ministerial assertion in Parliament on the nation’s meals safety state of affairs following the dry spell.
The federal government, he stated, has since deployed defence personnel to protect all recognized smuggling routes, whereas safety patrols and roadblocks are additionally being elevated in districts vulnerable to trafficking.
