His speech was read by the Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development Dr Anxious Masuka during the commissioning of the dairy parlour project, refurbished through the assistance of
This is part of Government's thrust of developing citizens' livelihoods. In the project the mining concern has invested
"The commissioning of this dairy project brings
"The whole of Mashonaland West province and
"This partnership resonates well with the recently launched curriculum, Agricultural Education for Development 5.0, where research, innovation and entrepreneurship pillars are key to the Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation Strategy, as propounded in the National Development strategy 1."
VP Chiwenga reminded that in August last year President Mngagagwa launched the
He said the objective is to augment the country's commercial beef and dairy herd, increase milk and beef production, enhance technology and skills transfer, expand revenue generation streams, and positively impact community livelihoods, while demonstrating positive synergies between mining and agriculture sectors.
"Today's event is, therefore, testament to that commitment by
"The upgrading project will also enhance
During the tour of the milking parlour, dignitaries were shown the 16-point milking machine that was purchased as part of this project, it has the capacity to milk 64 cows per hour and to milk three hundred cows per session.
"As part of the partnership agreement,
"We were fortunate to witness some of those cows being milked, with each producing an average yield per cow per day of 12,5 litres, a number that I am advised is set to improve.
"Before the
Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and
He said this paves way for the reconfiguration of the human capital development that supports and delivers the needs of the industry as a way of developing the country.
Principal for
On their assistance, Mr
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