Sell excess livestock, drought-stricken farmers urged

the productive herd.
“We are telling farmers to sell a few old and unproductive beasts and use the proceeds to buy stock feeds for the remaining herd,” he said.
“This is better than losing the entire herd to hunger and starvation. Government is over­burdened and farmers can assist by raising funds for supplementary feeding on their own.”
Livestock is the main source of livelihood for many households in Matabeleland.
“We are telling the farmers to talk livestock production as any other business that requires investment,” said Dep Min Moyo.
“We want to improve the condition of the remaining herd so that it becomes productive.”
Dep Min Moyo said farmers in Gwanda and Beitbridge were responding positively to the programme.
“We have arranged with stock feed manufac­turers to bring feeds nearer to farmers to make it easy for farmers to access the feeds,” he said.