Because it is cheap and easily available. (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's 2014 harvest for the staple maize rose 82 percent to 1.46 million tonnes, enough to meet annual domestic consumption for the first time since 2003.
Maize based meals are the staple food there
Sadly very little at the present time thanks to the activities of the tyrant Mugabe. In normal times the staple of the diet is maize or the similar mealy. Zimbabwe was at one time an exporter of cereals maize and vegetables to other parts of Africa and to the world. No Longer.
Corn (or maize) was the staple.
Maize has been the staple food for many years
The staple food for North America is Maize.
The most important agricultural products in Zimbabwe include tobacco, maize, cotton, sugarcane, and citrus fruits. Tobacco is the country's largest agricultural export. Maize is a staple crop for local consumption, while cotton, sugarcane, and citrus fruits are also significant crops for the economy.
It was a combination of deer meat and maize (Indian corn), beans and squash.
Cereal is considered a staple food because it provides fiber.
Sadza is a staple food of Zimbabwe, made of pap, meat and leafy vegetables.
Maize is the main food crop and tobacco is the main cash crop
Wheat, jowar and maize constitute the staple diet of the people of Chhattisgarh. To seek more information about crrops of different places in Chhattisgarh
There are several staple foods in Cameroon I think, which are : cassava, yam, rice, plantain, potato, maize, beans, and millet. See related links for more.