HARARE – The United States Agency for International Development has warned of an imminent drought in Zimbabwe, following delays in rainfall being experienced in the 2018/2019 season.

A food security report published by the agency titled “Zimbabwe Food Security outlook (December 2018 to May 2019)” notes that low rainfall will increase the national maize deficit to below the average for the 2018-19 marketing season to March 2019.

“The start of the 2018-19 rainfall season has been delayed and rains have been erratic so far.Rainfall levels across most of the country are
below normal long-term average.
“This has adversely affected on-farm activities such as land preparatory, planting and casual labour opportunities which are below typical level

for this time of the year,” reads the report.Daily News