Communique: Partnership for Industrialisation of Zimbabwe’s Feed and Fodder sector; Harare, Zimbabwe 18-22 November 2024

Abstract

A meeting was held on the dates stated above to discuss Partnerships to Support Industrialisation of Feed and Fodder Investments. The meeting was convened by Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development (MLAFWRD) in partnership with the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) & Zimbabwe Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP). In attendance was the Industrial Development Corporation of Zimbabwe (IDCZ), African Women in Animal Resources Farming and Agribusiness Network (AWARFA-N), Agricultural Finance Cooperation and other Key Stakeholders of the Feed and Fodder value Chain of Zimbabwe. The meeting was funded under the African Union-Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) RAFFS Project by the Gates Foundation, and Zimbabwe is one of the six continental countries funded under this project. The goal of the meeting was to explore possible partnerships for the industrialisation of the feed and fodder sector in Zimbabwe.