Good rain boosts regional maize harvests and dries up South Africa’s neighbouring markets
AGRIBUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
Maize accounts for about 70% of total grain output in Southern Africa, an indication of the importance of the crop.
Most households in the region rely on maize as their primary source of food, with cassava, rice, wheat, sorghum and millet acting as the main substitutes.
WHITE AND YELLOW MAIZE
The region produces both white and yellow
