AreaLesotho

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date24/05/2016

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentFood

DescriptionAnnounced it will subsidize consumer prices of maize meal, beans and pulses, so as to cut consumer retail prices by 30 percent for one year, starting from 1 June 2016. The government has allocated over 1 million rand (USD 70 747) for the subsidies, with the aim of easing access to basic food commodities.