Zimbabwe's plan to boost milk production moves gear up

Published 2021년 5월 17일

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Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe have received 153 in-calf heifers from the European Union, the Government, and the Dairy Consortium as part of a project to increase milk production and reduce reliance on imports. This is the last batch of 500 in-calf heifers imported from South Africa for the Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain for the Future project. The €7 million project, which aims to increase milk production to 130 million liters from the current 76 million liters, is being implemented in all rural provinces and targets small-scale farmers, including women and youths. However, the project faces challenges such as side-marketing of milk by farmers, which is attributed to low milk prices and high feed prices, as well as poor road networks.

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Source: Plan to boost milk production moves gear up | The Herald Talent Bope recently in MHONDORO Smallholder farmers have received 153 in-calf heifers from the European Union in partnership with the Government and the Dairy Consortium, as part of efforts to rapidly increase milk production in Zimbabwe. Presently, Zimbabwe is a major dairy importer. The development comes as the number and contribution of smaller dairy farmers has significantly increased and is part of a growing effort to rapidly expand the dairy herd so that Zimbabwe can be self-supporting in dairy products. The three largest sellers of milk and dairy products in Zimbabwe are major buyers of foreign currency on the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe auction system to import bulk dairy products to fill the national demand. The 153 in-calf heifers, which constitute the last batch of the 500 in-calf heifers imported from South Africa, is part of Transforming Zimbabwe’s Dairy Value Chain for the Future, a national dairy project ...

Source: Zimbabwesituation