DEPUTY Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Vangelis Haritatos, has warned that those illegally selling genetically modified organism maize to farmers for planting will be prosecuted.
"We believe that if any maize is sold to our farmers, that this is something that's tantamount to that person who sold to the individual to be prosecuted whether it's the farmer buying or the seller. We will prosecute both because both will be offside. "The law has to take its toll and we cannot have that in Zimbabwe. So, l think let's all be forewarned let's follow what the law says and let's not make this a difficult situation when it doesn't need to be difficult," said the deputy minister.We need to confirm your email address.He made it clear that commercial importers can approach authorised entities for maize imports that will be scrutinised by the National Biotech Authority of Zimbabwe .
However, government insists there are adequate maize stocks, and the country will not need to import supplementary products.
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