DHL calls for national herd revival

DAIRIBOARD Holdings Limited (DHL) has called on government and private sector to revive the dairy industry amid indications the country’s national herd has depleted significantly.

Speaking at the company’s annual general meeting last week, DHL chief executive officer Anthony Mandiwanza said: “The natural head has depleted significantly, we used to have 197 000 dairy cows at different stages and today we have less than 26 000 dairy cows”.

He said there was need for both public and private players to come together and close the gap.

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