Source: Zim needs more funds for livestock welfare: WPO –Newsday Zimbabwe THE United Kingdom-based animal rights charity, World Animal Protection (WPO) says the US$35,69 million loan from International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) given to Zimbabwe last year should have included monies towards livestock welfare.
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Last November, IFAD, a United Nations specialised agency focusing on food security and poverty in rural areas of developing countries, announced a US$67,4 million investment programme titled the Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project (SACP). SACP is aimed at increasing productivity and household incomes of small-scale farmers as well as increasing farmers’ participation in market oriented and climate-smart value chains. However, the WPO raised concern that international lenders such as IFAD were not doing enough towards animal welfare in countries they run livestock projects. “This is a loan to the government for US$35,7 million to support multiple types of production, including beef, goats, pigs, poultry and sheep.” Research from LIPS-Zim, a European Union funded project aimed at increasing livestock local productivity covering the 2020-23 period, found that animal health management, improved breeds and improved feed were key to enhancing resilience. Based on the research, ...
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