date:Aug 19, 2014
ontracts void and violates Zimbabwes constitution, the association said. The government set the price for corn at $390 a metric ton and also regulates prices for wheat and millet. Corn price were $290 a ton to $350 a ton before the change, Musarara said.
If contract farming is disenabled, as is the case now, corn production will be way below national requirement and serious food shortages for the staple crop will occur, which will lead to serious starvation and malnutrition, Musarara said. Cont