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Zimbabwe has registered its largest wheat harvest in 2022 at 375,000 tons, making the country a self-sufficient agricultural powerhouse. This feat would make Zimbabwe a self-sufficient agricultural country, setting a new model for other African countries to follow. The harvest in 2022 was 13% higher than the previous year. That was record one, breaking a half-century-old record
Zimbabwe has registered its largest wheat harvest in 2022 at 375,000 tons, making the country a self-sufficient agricultural powerhouse. This feat would make Zimbabwe a self-sufficient agricultural country, setting a new model for other African countries to follow. The harvest in 2022 was 13% higher than the previous year. That was record one, breaking a half-century-old record.
The area sown to wheat has increased by 10%. The state has set up a policy of distributing fertilizer and buying crops via a public body, the Grain Marketing Board, which has won over farmers. Now the Southern African country no longer needs to import wheat to meet its needs. This saves the country up to US$300 million in import costs. This rare achievement of the country is getting accolades from all around the world, especially when food shortages are being felt across the world due to the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war.
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Despite these positive developments, the country still is facing other difficulties. The procurement agency-the Grain Marketing Board- is having the worst difficulties paying farmers. Despite government assurances and emergency funds release, less than a quarter of the crop has been purchased. The maize sector, the main cereal consumed in the country, is also progressing., However, it remains insufficient to meet national needs. It means the country has to go a long way despite its self-sufficiency in wheat.
