Prominent farmer urges govt to establish rural feedlots in Zimbabwe

Published 2021년 8월 24일

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Robert Park, a prominent farmer from Beitbridge, has proposed the establishment of rural feedlots to the government of Zimbabwe in an effort to protect the national herd from drought-related losses. This proposal comes in the wake of significant livestock losses due to droughts in the past. Park suggests that feedlots could be established using fodder stored during the rainy season and supplemented as drought relief. He offers to assist in the implementation of this solution. During the same meeting, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Anxious Masuka announced government plans to boost the rural economy through various projects.

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Source: Prominent farmer urges govt to establish rural feedlots – NewsDay Zimbabwe BY REX MPHISA PROMINENT Beitbridge commercial farmer Robert Park has urged the government to establish livestock feedlots in drought-prone areas to save the national herd. Zimbabwe has over the years lost a significant proportion of the national herd due to recurrent droughts. Park says the establishment of feedlots across the country would help reduce animal deaths. He said this during a meeting with Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement minister Anxious Masuka, who visited Beitbridge, a prime livestock area, recently. “Communal farmers incur heavy losses when their livestock succumbs to the effects of droughts and it is sad when someone who had up to 50 beasts is left with none. “The government could establish feedlots in rural areas to protect farmers against such losses,” Park said. Approximately 10 500 cattle died due to a lack of pastures and water in the three southern ...

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