Harare: Zimbabwe has forecast a massive rebound in maize production this year, hoping to alleviate the country's food insecurity caused by a severe drought last year. Addressing a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere said the southern African country is expecting maize output to rebound to 2,928,206 metric tons this year, up from last year's 635,000 metric tons, thanks to improved rainfall.

According to Nam News Network, maize is a major crop in Zimbabwe, which has an annual grain requirement of about 2.2 million metric tons. With a recovering agricultural industry in sight, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Food Program have recently removed Zimbabwe from their hunger hotspots list.