Over 400 cattle perish

OVER 400 CATTLE HAVE PERISHED FOLLOWING THE DROUGHT WHICH HAS AFFECTED MATABELELAND SOUTH PROVINCE THIS YEAR AMID FEARS THAT MORE ANIMALS WILL DIE IF NO INTERVENTION MEASURES ARE PUT IN PLACE.
THE DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION OFFICER FOR BEITBRIDGE MR MASAUSO MAWOCHA SAYS WHILE FARMERS ARE TRYING TO SAVE THEIR ANIMALS BY PROCURING STOCK FEED, THEY HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE MAGNITUDE OF DROUGHT.
HE SAID THE SITUATION IS VERY BAD AS THERE IS NO FEED AT ALL WHILE SOME FARMERS HAVE SOLD SOME OF THEIR ANIMALS TO PROCURE FEED THE SITUATION REMAINS DIRE.