I know about all the horror stories. I follow all the threads here, and in the news about that country. That’s why I mentioned “the Horror stories” in my last sentence.
But,,, the article clearly states that the farms are now growing “maize” instead of coffee. That may be because of the starvation going on there. Can’t eat coffee beans, but you can stay alive eating corn. Sure, you can sell the coffee beans, but with their inflation running rampant, how much can you buy with the devalued currency?
“That may be because of the starvation going on there.”
Good point as to why they’re growing corn instead of coffee, starvation sure has a way of changing priorities. I’m no farmer, and I can’t presume why some crops are grown instead of others, but the shift from continuing with an established, marketable cash crop to one that is intended just for domestic consumption is pretty telling.
When the old farmers were run out of the country, they took a lot of knowledge with them. And it takes, what? A decade or so to re-establish coffee growing for export? I hope the people of Zimbabwe can wait that long...