Zimbabwe’s largest livestock semen processing and cryopreservation center commissioned

Source: Zimbabwe’s Largest Livestock Semen Processing and Cryopreservation Centre Commissioned UNDP Zimbabwe Resident Representative, Dr Ayodele Odusola handing over gene bank equipment to the Hon. Dr. Anxious J. Masuka, Minister of Lands, Agriculture , Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MLAFWRD). Looking on is Hon. Edgar Moyo, Matobo North Member of Parliament and the Minister of Energy and Power Development (left) and Prof. Obert Jiri, Permanent Secretary for MLAFWRD (Right). The state-of-the-art gene bank equipment, valued at over $400,000, was commissioned by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MLAFWRD), Hon. Dr. Anxious Masuka. The centre, second largest in Southern Africa, has a capacity to process three million livestock semen straws per year. The cattle semen processing and preservation centre will play a crucial role in preserving genetic diversity through cryopreservation of semen from valuable livestock breeds, including ...