{"id":15143,"date":"2019-10-24T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=15143"},"modified":"2019-10-24T21:21:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:21:09","slug":"vp-mohadi-bemoans-drought-induced-livestock-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/vp-mohadi-bemoans-drought-induced-livestock-deaths","title":{"rendered":"VP Mohadi bemoans drought induced livestock deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ACTING PRESIDENT <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kembo_Mohadi\">Kembo Mohadi<\/a> has bemoaned the drought that has ravaged communities and decimated livestock herds in Matabeleland and parts of the country.<\/p>\n<p>He was speaking Wednesday in Beitbridge while burying his nephew who died of a short illness in Musina, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur situation here as a community, as a region (Matebeleland South) is heart-breaking if we look at the current state of drought,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough Government is working hard to mitigate its effects that cannot only be an individual task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s work together as livestock farmers and stakeholders in confronting these challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very sad to see one\u2019s wealth being destroyed. We can do more if we work together as a people. I encourage the agro-based industries to avail stock feeds to the people as soon as yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mohadi, the country\u2019s substantive Vice President, urged farmers to dispose of their old livestock and procure stockfeed as part of measures to mitigate against the continued loss of their animals.<\/p>\n<p>Matebeleland is a cattle producing region that has seen farmers lose herds because of recurrent drought and disease.<\/p>\n<p>Cattle are still being used as a source of wealth among communities and also as a store of value.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ACTING PRESIDENT Kembo Mohadi has bemoaned the drought that has ravaged communities and decimated livestock herds in Matabeleland and parts of the country. 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