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Govt Bans Cattle Sales At Household Level

9 months agoFri, 28 Jun 2024 10:52:44 GMT
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Govt Bans Cattle Sales At Household Level

The government has banned household cattle sales and urged farmers to use village business unit (VBUs) auctions.

Speaking during a press conference held in Harare on Tuesday, Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Deputy Minister Vangelis Haritatos, said with immediate effect, cattle sales would be conducted through ward-based business unit sales pens.

This development follows reports that villagers across the country are desperately selling their livestock at heavily discounted prices.

Faced with the threat of their cattle dying of starvation due to the severe shortage of grazing pastures caused by the El Niño-induced drought during the 2023/24 rainy season, these vulnerable communities are forced to offload their livestock for a fraction of their true value, rather than risk losing them entirely. Said Haritatos (via The Herald):

The Government wishes to declare that no sales be conducted at household level but through the village based business unit sale pens.

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The Government has created village business units at ward level to assist farmers realise the best value for their animals during sales.

Faced with the country’s worst drought in 40 years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the drought a state of disaster.

The second crop and livestock assessment held in April indicated fair grazing and adequate drinking water availability for up to nine months in the good areas and against three months in the worst affected areas. Said Haritatos:

For this reason, the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development has developed a myriad of drought mitigation strategies to prevent losses in all livestock species including beef, dairy cattle, pigs, goats, sheep and poultry.

Preparations are still underway to capacitate VBUs to hold livestock sales with at least 900 so far confirmed ready.

He said the Government will coordinate ward-based sales and bring in buyers including abattoir operators.

Haritatos said the other services that will be offered at the VBUs include fodder production, feed formulation and processing of fodder as well as multi-purpose solar-powered boreholes to provide water for livestock and feedlot facilities.

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39 Comments

Tee 1 · 9 months ago
Hanzi Chivhayo ndiye ari kuda kupiwa contract yekuona vari kutengesa mombe
aldayz · 9 months ago
isu semazimbabwean hatisikuda zvamurikutaura Mombe dzedu totengesera padanga ndipo pamarkert angu uye hatidi TeX pamombe nomuti dzinotera mushonga tizvitengera saka no TeX to the nation taramba kubirwa
Lord Castlereagh · 9 months ago
Vobva vabvisawo ka percentage kavo ka pa mari ye mombe. Siyai vanhu vatengese mombe sekutengesa kwavaingoita. Vanhu vazhinji vakaendeswa kuzvikoro kuburikidza nekutengeswa kwe mombe zvisina hurumende mukati. Zanu Pf yakangwara yakaita culculation ikaona kuti mombe dziri kutengeswa mumaruzevha dzakawandisa saka they saw an opportunity to go and collect some shares in the means of this Village Business Units
aaaa · 9 months ago
Yaah hurumende iyi hainete kubira vanhu nhai kaa
hurudza · 9 months ago
Zvekupenga izvo siyanayi nemombe dzevanhu
Zelensky · 9 months ago
A wolve in sheep skin , kkkkkk,, Hokoyo ne tax
Igwee · 9 months ago
ehe nhai
shadowwalker · 9 months ago
looking at this without emotion nor political view or gain. the measure taken is somehow a good move the government needs various source of finance inorder to finance expenditures this is one of the ways to enhenc3 sources of income for the government so they can improve the free goods . as many would be saying or have others believe even if the opposition parties were in the same scenario they would exhaust the same lane. even if any of the opposition parties were to come to power once sitted they would not reverse the decisions made for they will also note them to be beneficial. if one is to look at it Zimbabwe is one of the few countries that has been allowing livestock to be sold without government administering the market. so l think it is just a good move by the government, this actually protects the sellers than it protects the buyer , most buyers have been taking advantage sellers under different conditions. we hope the ban, really does come with a proper structure and that VBU will be properly structured as to how fees are paid.
Antman · 9 months ago
So they are required to pay administration fees after using VBUs?
comments reader👨‍💻 · 9 months ago
𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐞
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Deliver the goats you want to divert attention
🥸 · 9 months ago
This nation is slowly getting privitized .Our leaders forget they represent the people not self interests.
MukuruWeBand · 9 months ago
Kana ndanyura ndanyura kkkk
XXX · 9 months ago
hokoyo varimi kumamisha motorerwa màri muchatosiiswa I'm wee màri iipa
· 9 months ago
panoda kurohwa munhu tax ipapa mukapusa
African Observer · 9 months ago
haaa uku ndko kupererwa nezano manje uku.
· 9 months ago
Typical Knee jerk reaction. When will this junta ever take proactive action? I guess that's asking too much from this bunch of illiterates
micca · 9 months ago
gore rino purazi remombe remunqseke richaputika
44yrs · 9 months ago
Imbosiyai titengeserane toga tichiita zvataiita kubva 1980 izvozvo remember zvipfuyo ndezvedu izvi azvisi zvehurumende please regai tinyure tega
ccc · 9 months ago
muchaziya pekuvhotera mazimbabweans
· 9 months ago
vanotibira ava
Munhumutema · 9 months ago
Varume zvanyanya izvi tichasara tisina chinhu kana 1 vakabva kumombe dzedu vachaenda kuhuku ne kuhembe dzatinadzo mudzimba dzatinopfeka ukaonekwa une dzakanaka dzakati wandei you pay tax or unowatengesera nemutengo uri pasi Ivo vozondokutengesera ku market.upenyu hwacho hwaomesa takufamba takakafa kare NEMA BP.
laugh emoji1
woof · 9 months ago
Another scheme brewing....
· 9 months ago
$88 billion Presidential Cattle Scheme? 🤣🤣🤣
Murombo · 9 months ago
Kana muchida kuonekwa kuti pane zvamuri kuita gadzirisai economy nezvipatara. Revamp all government institutions and stop corruption yavakuru nanaChivhayo. Handifirwi nomwana wangu mumba ndichiti ndakamirira mari yemarket. N'ombe ndakadzishandira. Hadzisi dzenyu dzeGold Mafia. Give us space to do what we chose with the little that we have.
FBI · 9 months ago
well said
Joe90 · 9 months ago
kuda kutorera vanhu mari. Fotsek
kwachu · 9 months ago
minister program yenyu yakadhakwa kungokuonesaiwo hangu bcz ndanga ndakateerera pese pamanga muchitaura apa ndikaona kuti haa sum dzenyu dzava dzekuda kumora kumorera madhara arikumusha siyanai nazvo izvi zvakadhakwa baba
· 9 months ago
Hazvina kana musoro izvi ,muridzi wemombe ndiye ega anotaura kuti pamombe yangu iyi ndinoda mari yakati motaurirana nemunhu ari kuda kutenga ,vashaya zvekuita vanhu ava .vakamboaita ma cattle sales pen kumamisha kare zvikaramba kushanda ,
...,. · 9 months ago
urgent needs will not wait for the ministry to get the village auctions going. how many cattle do they expect to have at the auctions at any one time, and will the buyers who will definitely be coming from cities not collude to get the prices even lower than the present? will a law or statutory instrument be made to effect the words, or the words will become law?
Gru · 9 months ago
This regime is inconsiderate . This is not a practical plan . Who stands to gain in this scheme of theirs ? It will inconvenience the people instead .
High Command · 9 months ago
Command Everything! ZANU soooooo... I surrender 🙌🏽
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Mombe ndeya first secretary, munhu ndewa first secretary kana kenyu kekunyeba kakahwina kana vakadzi nevana ndevako zvino aahwini.kkkkk
Tese · 9 months ago
Munhu ngaangotengese paadira
#...# · 9 months ago
$15 mombe

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