The Department of Agriculture has expanded awareness efforts after Goss’s Wilt spread to eight of the country’s nine provinces.
New wheat varieties could help Zimbabwe supply both the quantity and quality needed by the country’s baking industry while cutting import costs.
Better harvests across the region could reduce import demand, although North Africa will still rely on overseas supplies to meet consumption.
The latest move builds on earlier efforts to reduce rising rice stocks and increase sales of locally produced rice.
The Nigerian market continues to shape grain prices and food flows across West Africa as experts urge countries to build stronger local rice industries.