The fall harvest has failed.
The southern hemisphere winter (dry season in Zimbabwe) about to begin.
Between a new El Niño, the farm invasions, and a thoroughly misguided effort on the part of Agriculture Minister Made to divert much of the winter crop from the conventional wheat to a winter maize crop, the winter harvest will be a disaster.
Zim is tropical but modified by altitude. Winter night temperatures in the high veldt can go below the freezing point.
Winter maize would require hybrids tailored for the low veldt (the high veldt is simply not on for winter maize) which hybrids do not exist.
Maize takes longer to mature than wheat and is less hardy.
There is a good probability that a winter maize crop will still be standing when time comes for next spring's planting.
Meanwhile, Made's plans would involve taking about 2/3 of the low veldt out of winter wheat production.