Local small mills sensationally accused large flour mills yesterday of collecting subsidized corn from the Grain Marketing Council and smuggling it into the Democratic Republic of the Congo at a time when the country was facing an acute shortage of flour.

The alleged scam was uncovered in parliament when millers spoke before Judge Vadjagena chaired the Parliamentary Committee on Land and Agriculture Portfolios to give oral evidence of the problems they were facing.

The committee also wanted to gather evidence of how the $ 27 million that the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe allegedly allocated to the Zimbabwe Grain Processing Association (GMAZ) was distributed. However, GMAZ denies receiving money from the central bank for the purchase of corn.

While the large mills did not indicate the problems they encountered when purchasing grain, Wayne Moss from Machiorees Investments and David Muhamby from the United Milling Company claimed that there were leaks in the grain industry.

“There are various abuses of corn subsidies by industry players, and the GMB also has abuses in terms of who gets what distributions. Large mills use flour to process other things. If you conduct an investigation, you will find evidence that subsidized corn goes to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, ”said Moss.

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