ED to donate 2,25m road-runner chicks to 4 provinces

BY SILAS NKALA
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to distribute 2,25 million four-week-old chicks to 225 000 households in Matabeleland North, South, the Midlands and Masvingo provinces in the next three years.

The chicks will be distributed through the Presidential Rural Poultry scheme.

“Presidential Rural Poultry pass on scheme is targeting to distribute 2 250 000 four-week-old rural chicks to 225 000 households in Matabeleland North, Matabeleland South, Midlands and Masvingo provinces; and 2 500 000 chicks and associated inputs to the remaining provinces in year two until all households in the eight rural provinces are covered,” says the latest Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZimVAC) report on the 2022 Rural Livelihoods Assessment (RLA).

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