Zambia to maintain maize export ban to build reserves
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Zambia will maintain a ban on the export of maize until it secures 500,000 tonnes of maize in its strategic reserves, Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya said on Friday. Zambia's Food Reserve Agency is currently holding 331,716 tonnes of maize and the private sector has 794,785 tonnes, Siliya told parliament. (Reporting by Chris Mfula; editing by Jason Neely)