Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

CHIPINGE’S resource poor smallholder farmers are accruing huge livestock losses due to drought and diseases, with the latest statistics indicating that more than 1 300 cattle have died in the past few months. The cattle are dying at an alarming rate due to a combination of feed and water shortages as well as exposure to diseases like foot and mouth and anthrax. Chipinge District is a controlled zone that stretches to Chiredzi due to its…