A Government Officer in the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has disclosed that plans are underway for the Zambian government to import improved goat breeds from South Africa to restock the newly built goat breeding centre in Sinazongwe district in Southern Province.

Principal Livestock Production Research Officer for Southern Province Dr Chibwe Kaoma disclosed in an interview with ZANIS in Sinazongwe that about 400 improved goats and sheep would be imported to improve the local goat and sheep breeds.
[pullquote]“I commend Government for taking up the decision as employment will be created and further reduce poverty,” Dr Kaoma said.
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Dr. Kaoma explained that Sinazongwe district was ideal for livestock production because it experienced few livestock diseases.

He said the goat breeding centre, which was situated in Senior Chief Mweemba’s area, would be upgraded into a cattle breeding centre and Government would send officers to run it.

He said Livestock Officers would conduct demonstrations on improved technology in livestock, improved nutrition, management of livestock, and research input within the centre.

Dr. Kaoma thanked Government for funding the goat breeding project even without donor funds that were supposed to be used initially.

“I commend Government for taking up the decision as employment will be created and further reduce poverty,” Dr Kaoma said.

About K300 million was used to build the first phase of the goat breeding centre.

[ ZANIS ]

10 COMMENTS

Mashimba January 18, 2011 At 6:20 pm

RB and MMD at work.
Mandingo January 18, 2011 At 7:16 pm

the equation is incomplete. people shouldn’t just be encouraged to keep animals for theoretical wealth they should be shown how to sell the animals profitably and how to use all the waste to improve their lives(the dung and skins and general waste). otherwise it’s be poverty as usual for the locals
Jackal January 18, 2011 At 9:00 pm

not vima GMO naimwe..atase…
the monkey speaks his mind January 18, 2011 At 10:06 pm

What the bomboklaat is an improved goat?
Mr. Capitalist - 3 E's steering economic growth January 18, 2011 At 10:58 pm

Good news.

This is how you put money in people`s pockets ba PF. You should be learning from this. You put money in people`s pockets by empowering them and this is one of the ways of empowerment ba PF.
ichigo January 19, 2011 At 6:08 am

#4.these are goats which can be reared and milked…..they milk is used for cheese……unlike the goats we have which are just for eating
Victor zulu January 19, 2011 At 6:52 am

Facilitation in crop-livestock integration was don & farming as a business skilz training conducted & we hope farmers wil raise their household food security & incomes.
The 3y3 January 19, 2011 At 7:14 am

Good news 4 joe mbuzi in one way or the other, but news 2 the consumerz as these are GMOs
Global citizen January 19, 2011 At 11:01 am

this is good but half job done. Gov needs to encourage private sector player if this sector is to be sustained and prosper. Gov doing all the work and relegating citizen to workers is not the right thing. let citizens be the ones running these businesses
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