Recently, the government recognized that a market information system is essential to the continuation of a free market system, so that everyone can have equal access to information on what maize is available, where it is, and how much it costs. This system remains to be designed and implemented. But in communities around the country, the momentum for change is established. The trading sector is empowered. Farmers can buy and sell at will.
Consumers have cheaper food and more choices.
Communities are experiencing trickle out entrepreneurship. It starts with a mill, then a bakery, then shops. The grain reform program is stimulating growth and fostering a vibrant economy in Zimbabwe. Millie Morton, USDA consultant to the Africa Bureau. Informal market prices refer to Harare markets.