AreaZambia

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date01/12/2015

Policy CategoryStocks

Policy InstrumentStock release

DescriptionAnnounced plans to sell maize from state reserves to millers to control escalating prices. The measure will stay in place until June 2016. The programme also will distribute relief maize to vulnerable households through the Governments Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit.