Malawi lifts maize export ban after rains return

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Submitted by lalit on Tue, 2017-10-31 11:32

LILONGWE (Reuters) - Malawi President Peter Mutharika lifted a two-year ban on maize exports on Monday, after a bumper 2016/17 harvest helped farmers bounce back from a severe drought.

thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Malawi
Maize
Imports
El Nino
Africa
Food Security
Main Topic: 
Agriculture
Name of the Newspaper: 
Reuters
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Clipping Type: 
DNB
External URL: 
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-maize/malawi-lifts-maize-export-ban-after-rains-return-idUKKBN1CZ21V
Publication Date: 
31/10/2017