Zimbabwe maize production up 58% but yields still too low

What’s happening with horticulture?

It is a mixed picture on the horticulture front. The good news is that output for emerging crops is up. Zimbabwe will harvest 69% more blueberries while pecan nuts output is up 43%. But tea production is falling as smaller producers abandon the crop due to low global prices. Peas are down 29% because of low prices, higher freight costs, and the impact of Zimbabwe’s power crisis. Producers need an uninterrupted cold chain to maintain standards.

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