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Cattle Banking: A New Frontier for Empowerment in Zimbabwe
Can cattle banking become a viable vehicle for empowerment in Zimbabwe? Maricho Magazine (MM) sat down with TN…
Zimbabwe Bets on Climate-Smart Beef to Power Exports
By Conrad Mwanawashe ZIMBABWE’s beef industry, long a backbone of rural livelihoods and export earnings, is entering a…
Experts Warn Zimbabwe Risks Importing Feed if Sector Not Commercialised
By Staff Reporter Zimbabwe must urgently position feed and fodder as a stand-alone economic sector of strategic importance…
Drones prove their worth in measuring livestock methane in Africa
In May 2024, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and partners shared news of the first drone flights…
Establishment of Tuli Shashe greenbelt on course
By Maricho Reporter IN an effort to cushion livestock in the southern parts of Gwanda District, Matabeleland South…
Zim steps up efforts to save livestock
…appeals for more support By Conrad Mwanawashe GOVERNMENT has established a drought mitigation command center to coordinate initiatives…
Zim adopts cost-effective technology to fight deadly ticks
By Maricho Reporter In Zimbabwe, tick-borne diseases are responsible for 60% of deaths in cattle herds and government…
Zim launches platform to address livestock feed, fodder
By Staff Reporter ZIMBABWE has become the fifth African country to launch a Multistakeholder Platform which seeks to…
Zim indigenous cattle breeds on sale at ADMA
-Inaugural Zimbabwe National Indigenous Cattle Breeds Sale on Africa Day -Tuli, Mashona and Nkone on sale By Conrad…
Meat Science: Value addition
By Richard N Mangodza – CEO of Animal Science Experts The fundamentals of meat science are very…