Maize, maize everywhere, but where will Tanzania sell its surplus?

Tanzania has a stockpile of more than four million tonnes of maize against a local demand of 13 million tonnes. FOTOSEARCH

Tanzania is looking for buyers for its surplus maize at a time when the region is grappling with a bumper harvest and falling prices.

The Ministry of Agriculture has tasked the country’s envoys in the region to find a market for the maize, estimated at four million tonnes, following President John Magufuli’s directive to marketing agencies to help sell off the stock.