Milk production hits 7-year high

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ZIMBABWE’S milk production hit 10,15 million litres in August 2024, a seven-year monthly high, thanks to increased dairy herds and strategic investments.

According to the Agriculture ministry’s dairy services department, milk production during the month was up by 15,24 percent compared to 8,81 million litres in August 2023.
This figure is also a two percent increase over the previous month’s output of 9,97 million litres, making August the most productive month so far this year.
Cumulatively, milk production in the first eight months of 2024 rose by 19 percent to 75,25 million litres, up from 63,04 million litres during the same period in 2023.