[Zimbabwe Independent] Zimbabwe has been a net importer of food for the past four decades and the country's import bill has increasingly featured grain imports with maize imports averaging 1,1 million Metric Tonnes (MT) per year in the last 10 years, while wheat and soya beans account for 300 000MT and 150 000MT in import quantities respectively. National demand for maize stands at 2,1 million MT for industrial and domestic consumption.