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South Africa: Too much maize
Source : irinnews.org
After a record maize harvest, a bid by South African farmers to form a pool to export the surplus - enough to feed its food insecure neighbours, Swaziland and Lesotho, for several years - has raised questions about the future of the crop and the manufacture of biofuel. The country's Competition Commission rejected the bid on 11 January. "We wanted to start a debate in the country. Surpluses of this magnitude are unusual; food prices are going up globally. We have suggested the farmers consider storing the surplus", the Commission's Oupa Bodipe told IRIN. "In the long run they should look at growing maize more for animal feed, or at alternative crops such as sunflower for oil." He said the surplus should challenge the government and the agriculture sector to broaden their options and suggested the farmers consider using the surplus to manufacture biofuel.
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19 January 2011 |
Politics ::
Agriculture ::
Africa
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