Zimbabwe

The innovation aims to improve access to information on animal feed resources and strengthen preparedness against future climate shocks.

SADC Ministers call for coordinated action on fertiliser harm minimisation, animal disease control and crop development to build regional food system resilience.

Ahead of the ministerial meeting, senior SADC officials will meet from May 26–27 to review past decisions and draft recommendations on livestock, fisheries, and agricultural priorities.

The five-day vaccination campaign targeted high-risk livestock areas along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border.

Zimbabwe faces a fish supply gap of about 41.7%

The initiative is addressing feed shortages and high production costs, including research into alternative feed sources such as black soldier fly larvae, and is supporting sustainable growth.

The initiative focuses on strengthening biosecurity measures to prevent disease outbreaks and reduce antibiotic use at the farm level.

AMR surveillance in plant and aquaculture systems remains limited despite their growing importance for national food security.

The Ministry of Agriculture also inaugurated a new hatchery at the Matopos Research Institute.