Zimbabwe projects 663,000-tonne cereal shortfall as super El Niño looms

Zimbabwe expects to harvest 1,607,198 tonnes of cereals in the 2026/27 season against a national requirement of 2,270,386 tonnes of maize, leaving a gap of 663,188 tonnes as a predicted super El Niño weather phenomenon approaches, Cabinet said this Tuesday.

Acting Information minister Paul Mavhima told journalists that the expected cereal output should cover about 71% of requirement. Maize is Zimbabwe’s staple food.

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