By Rutendo Ngara THE Grain Marketing Board (GMB) says it owes farmers an estimated US$25 million and $20 billion in local currency from last season’s grain deliveries. Speaking at an Agriculture ministry 2024 pre-budget portfolio committee meeting this week, the GMB finance director, Clemence Guta, admitted that the failure to pay farmers on time adversely…

The latest delivery figures come at a time when climate forecasts indicate a strong likelihood of El Niño developing in the coming months, heightening the risk of below-normal rainfall and drought across Southern Africa
