In what would have been unthinkable a few years ago, the Svosve family in north-eastern Zimbabwe is ditching maize for indigenous grains in order to overcome persistent drought and food shortages.

HARARE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Zimbabwe will import maize from neighboring Zambia and Malawi and wheat from cheaper source markets to avert shortages and price increases, Finance Minister Mthuli ...

Given that South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe are among the largest maize producers within the southern ... dry conditions had caused the grain and oil-seeds harvest to deteriorate much faster ...

One of Zimbabwe's largest indigenous churches, Zion Christian Church (ZCC) Mutendi, has donated 30 tonnes of maize towards drought relief in Masvingo Province. The donation dovetails with ...