adminZimbabwe has a combined hatching capacity of 76 million day old chicks per annum.
Over the years cheap imported chickens have flooded the market edging out local producers who encountered high production costs as the country experienced an economic meltdown.
The reintroduction of surtax on imports of chicken and other goods to promote local industry has revived the local industry as it is reducing imports. ZPA chairperson Mr Solomon Zawe said the 40 percent rise in the number of day-old chicks was due to the increase in the number of farmers opting to raise chickens following the reduction in production costs brought by the adoption of multiple foreign currencies.
“New players are coming on board; those who sell their tobacco will also want to invest in the sector. Generally farmers now have confidence in poultry production,” he said.
Mr Zawe said 35 percent of the anticipated production will be coming from the small farmers. — New Ziana.
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