Beef & Livestock Production
Beef, Poultry, Small Stock, Pork · Primary production, feedlot, abattoir, processing
At least 24% of agricultural GDP is devoted to livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, etc.). Beef production almost doubled from 64,000 t (US$256m) in 2019 to 120,000 t (US$480m) in 2023.
At least 24% of Zimbabwe's agricultural GDP is devoted to livestock — cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry and ostrich. Beef production has grown from 64,000 tonnes valued at US$256 million in 2019 to 120,000 tonnes valued at US$480 million in 2023, with parallel growth in poultry (US$450m), small stock (US$143.5m), pork (US$83.3m) and eggs (US$440m).
Livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, ostrich) accounts for at least 24% of Zimbabwe's agricultural GDP, with beef producing 10% alongside fish.
Where the capital goes.
Opportunities exist across the livestock value chain: commercial breeding, feedlot operations, abattoirs, cold-chain processing, poultry integration, small-stock export and animal-feed manufacturing.
Numbers from the prospectus.
Local demand, export demand and production gaps.
Why Zimbabwe.
Approximately 33 million hectares of arable land for crop and livestock production.
Over 10,000 small, medium and large dams — potential to irrigate up to 2 million hectares.
Temperate climate favourable across five agro-ecological regions.
Strong human capital base with a 90% literacy rate.
Strategic location on the North-South Corridor — regional logistics hub.
Preferential market access through SADC, COMESA, ACP, AfCFTA and WTO.
Multi-currency system eliminating exchange rate risk; dividends and profits freely remittable.
Investment Promotion & Protection Agreements (bilateral and multilateral).
Enabling infrastructure.
Why invest in this opportunity.
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