The government of Zimbabwe says it will not cut grain subsidies next year, as previously announced. According to a statement by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, this decision is to assist the most vulnerable populations in a context of economic crisis.
“We cannot remove the subsidy. So I am restoring it so that the price of mealie-meal is also reduced [in 2020],” the President said, according to state-owned Herald newspaper.
This means that the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) will continue to purchase grain from producers and deliver it at a subsidized price to millers. If subsidies were cut, the price of a 10 kg bag of maize would jump to 102 Zimbabwean dollars (about $6.30) from 60 Zimbabwean dollars now.
Let’s note that a week ago, the government announced the end of import restrictions on maize and wheat flour in order to curb food shortage in the country.
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