ZIMBABWE

SECOND ROUND CROP AND LIVESTOCK ASSESSMENT REPORT 2015/16 SEASON

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, MECHANISATION AND IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT, 25 APRIL 2016

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- CROPS.......................................................................................................4
2. CROP PRODUCTION........................................................................................................................14
2.5 MAIZE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.2 SORGHUM.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 23
2.3 PEARL MILLET......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
2.4 FINGER MILLET....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
2.6 SUGARBEANS..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 35
2.6 GROUNDNUTS....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
2.8 SWEET POTATO..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
2.7 TOBACCO............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
2.8 COTTON................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 52
SOYABEAN................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
2.9 OTHER CROPS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 59

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-LIVESTOCK.................................................................................................63
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION....................................................................................................................64
4.1 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 64
CATTLE SLAUGHTERS AND MEAT PRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................................................................... 65
4.2 SMALL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
4.3 MILK PRODUCTION............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
4.4 GRAZING CONDITION AND AVAILABILITY.............................................................................................................................................................................. 72
4.5 WATER AVAILABILITY........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 74

5 LIVESTOCK HEALTH SITUATION...................................................................................................75

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY- CROPS

TABLE 1: FOOD CROP PRODUCTION ESTIMATES (MT)

CROP 2016/17 2015/16 %

Maize 511 816

Sorghum 36 305
Pearl Millet 22 539
Finger Millet 24,107 17,613 37

Irish Potato 438 354

Groundnut 53 784
Roundnut 13 821
Sweet Potato 179 952
Sugar Beans 15 356 12 742 69

Cowpeas 14 026
Cucurbits(Pumpkins, Squash, Marrows, Melons and Butternuts) 33 700
Cabbages and Leaf Vegetables 360 200
Tomato 341 649
Onion 165 470
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FIGURE 1: FOOD CROP PRODUCTION ESTIMATES (MT)

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TABLE 2: CEREAL GRAIN, TUBERS, PULSES AND OTHER CROPS PRODUCTION COMPARED TO NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (MT)

Requirements (MT) Available Food Surplus/Deficits

Crop Production (MT) (MT)
1
Cereal (Maize, sorghum, pearl and 1 539 614 575 582 -964 032
finger millet)
2
Irish Potato 279 930 438 354 158 424
2
Groundnut 97 975 53 784 -44 191
2
Roundnut 125 968 13 821 -112 147
2
Sugarbean 97 975 9 542 -88 433
2
Cowpeas 83 979 14 026 -69 953
2
Cucurbits (Pumpkins, Squash and 349 912 33 700 -316 212
Marrows, Melons and Watermelons)

Total 2 575 353 1 138 809 -1 436 544

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The above requirements are for human consumption. Cereal requirements for livestock are estimated at 350 000Mt.
2
Cereal requirement is computed from a consumptions rate of 110kg/year and a national population (2012 Census factoring in growth rate) of 13
996 487.
3
Other crops requirement is based on 2100Kcal requirement per person per day and calculated from the ZimVac Household Economy Approach
Baseline Survey 2009/10 for 25 Livelihood Zones across Zimbabwe. Irish potato 20kg/person/year, Groundnuts 7kg/person/year, Roundnuts
9kg/person/year, Sweet potato 21kg/person/year, Sugarbeans 7kg/person/year, Cowpeas 6kg/person/year, Cucurbits 2kg/person/year
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FIGURE 2: CEREAL GRAIN, TUBERS, PULSES AND OTHER CROPS PRODUCTION COMPARED TO NATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
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TABLE 3: CEREAL SUFFICIENCY (MONTHS) FOR DISTRICTS

More than 12
Province 0-3 Months 4-6 Months 7-12 Months
months
Chegutu Sanyati
Mashonaland West Kariba Makonde
Mhondoro- Ngezi Hurungwe
Zvimba
Bindura
Rushinga
Muzarabani Guruve
Mashonaland Central Mt Darwin
Shamva Mazowe
Mbire
Chikomba
Mudzi Goromonzi
UMP Hwedza
Mashonaland East Seke
Mutoko Marondera
Murehwa

Buhera Chipinge
Chimanimani
Mutare
Manicaland Makoni
Nyanga
Mutasa
Gweru Gokwe North
Shurugwi Gokwe South
Kwekwe
Midlands Chirumhanzu
Mberengwa
Zvishavane
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More than 12
Province 0-3 Months 4-6 Months 7-12 Months
months

Bikita
Chiredzi
Chivi
Gutu
Masvingo
Masvingo
Mwenezi
Zaka

Binga
Umguza Bubi
Matabeleland North Nkayi
Lupane
Hwange
Tsholotsho
BeitBridge
Bulilima Matobo
Matabeleland South Gwanda Mangwe
Insiza
Umzingwane
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FIG 3: CEREAL (MAIZE AND SMALL GRAINS) SUFFICIENCY FOR RURAL WARDS

Mbire
Centenary
KaribaUrban Hurungwe
Rushinga
Guruve MountDarwin
KaroiUrban
Kariba Mudzi
Makonde Shamva
Mazowe
Zvimba Bindura Mutoko
GokweNorth

Binga Norton Murehwa

VictoriaFalls Nyanga
Sanyati Goromonzi
GokweSouth Chegutu
Seke Marondera
HwangeUrban KadomaUrban
Makoni
Mhondoro-Ngezi
Mutasa
Hwange Nkayi Kwekwe Chikomba
Lupane MutareUrban

Chirumhanzu Mutare
Buhera
Tsholotsho Gweru
Bubi Gutu
Umguza Shurugwi Chimanimani
Bulawayo
Bulilima Zvishavane Masvingo Bikita
Umzingwane
Insiza Zaka
Cereal sufficiency Plumtree Chivi Chipinge
1-6 Months Mangwe Mberengwa
7-12 Months
Matobo
Chiredzi
13- 18 Months Gwanda
Mwenezi
>18 Months
Urban Wards Beitbridge
BeitbridgeUrban
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TABLE 4: PRODUCTION ESTIMATES FOR CASH CROPS (MT)

CROP 2016/17 2015/16 %

Tobacco 158 847

Cotton 67 649

Soya bean 57 850

Banana 229 286

Citrus 193 760

Apples 4 149

Mango 99 060

Macadamia 5 658

Tea 10 166

Coffee 455

Sugarcane 5 440 560

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2. CROP PRODUCTION
2.5 MAIZE
TABLE 5: MAIZE PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 143 573

Mashonaland Central 110 316

Mashonaland East 89 338

Manicaland 71 774

Midlands 52 049

Masvingo 11 818

Matabeleland North 15 155

Matabeleland South 17 793

Total 511 816

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FIGURE 4: MAIZE PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 6: MAIZE YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 0.71

Mashonaland Central 0.72

Mashonaland East 0.61

Manicaland 0.39

Midlands 0.25

Masvingo 0.10

Matabeleland North 0.20

Matabeleland South 0.26

Average 0.44
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TABLE 7: MAIZE AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2015/16 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 202 898

Mashonaland Central 154 041

Mashonaland East 146 796

Manicaland 188 460

Midlands 209 417

Masvingo 123 320

Matabeleland North 76 276

Matabeleland South 60 789

Total 1 161 997

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TABLE 8: SECTORAL CONTRIBUTION TO MAIZE PRODUCTION (MT)

Sector Production (Mt) % Contribution (%)

2016/17 2015/16 2016/17 2015/16

CA 166 216 -40 32

OR 40 359 -29 8

SSCA 14 893 -6 3

A1 122 358 -23 24

A2 162 665 -27 32

Peri-urban 5 325 -41 1

Total 511 816 -31

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Figure 5a: MAIZE PRODUCTION BY SECTOR 2015/16 Figure 5b: MAIZE PRODUCTION BY SECTOR 2016/17
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TABLE 9: AVERAGE MAIZE YIELDS BY FARMING SECTOR (MT/HA)

Sector 2016/17 2015/16 %

CA 0.24

OR 0.37

SSCFA 0.42

A1 0.56

A2 1.80

Peri-Urban 0.44
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FIGURE 6: AVERAGE MAIZE YIELDS BY FARMING SECTOR (MT/HA)

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FIGURE 7: NATIONAL MAIZE AVERAGE YIELDS

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2.2 SORGHUM
TABLE 10: SORGHUM PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 4 280

Mashonaland Central
3 351

Mashonaland East 1 923

Manicaland 5 684

Midlands 10 220

Masvingo 2 358

Matabeleland North 5 385

Matabeleland South 3 104

Total 36 305

FIGURE 8: SORGHUM PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 11: SORGHUM YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2015/16 2013/14 %

Mashonaland West 0.47 0.51 -8

Mashonaland Central 0.15 0.51 -71

Mashonaland East 0.2 0.33 -39

Manicaland 0.13 0.14 -7

Midlands 0.26 0.22 18

Masvingo 0.11 0.07 57

Matabeleland North 0.22 0.18 22

Matabeleland South 0.14 0.05 180

Average 0.19 0.2 -5

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TABLE 12: SORGHUM AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2015/16 2016/17 %

Mashonaland West 9 101 5 958 53

Mashonaland Central 21 790 27 344 -20

Mashonaland East 9 679 10 013 -3

Manicaland 42 196 39 276 7

Midlands 39 053 24 673 58

Masvingo 21 702 47 766 -55

Matabeleland North 24 440 20 810 17

Matabeleland South 22 437 26 097 -14

Total 190 398 201 937 -6

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2.3 PEARL MILLET

TABLE 13: PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 51

Mashonaland Central 440

Mashonaland East 494

Manicaland 5 458

Midlands 3 419

Masvingo 2 012

Matabeleland North 7 414

Matabeleland South 3 251

Total 22 539
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FIGURE 9: PEARL MILLET PRODUCTION BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 14: PEARL MILLET YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 0.23

Mashonaland Central 0.17

Mashonaland East 0.17

Manicaland 0.16

Midlands 0.25

Masvingo 0.09

Matabeleland North 0.20

Matabeleland South 0.13

Average 0.16
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TABLE 15: PEARL MILLET AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 220

Mashonaland Central 2 526

Mashonaland East 2 948

Manicaland 33 830

Midlands 13 729

Masvingo 21 834

Matabeleland North 37 530

Matabeleland South 25 089

Total 138 177

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2.4 FINGER MILLET

TABLE 16: FINGER MILLET PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 727 455 60

Mashonaland Central 170 126 35

Mashonaland East 3,056 2097 46

Manicaland 5,550 4903 13

Midlands 3,485 3141 11

Masvingo 10,632 6545 62

Matabeleland North 148 111 34

Matabeleland South 339 235 44

Total 24,107 17,613 37

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FIGURE 10: FINGER MILLET PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 17: FINGER MILLET YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 0.45 0.36 27

Mashonaland Central 0.39 0.38 3

Mashonaland East 0.45 0.43 7

Manicaland 0.45 0.45 1

Midlands 0.43 0.41 4

Masvingo 0.47 0.34 38

Matabeleland North 0.48 0.40 20

Matabeleland South 0.55 0.47 17

Average 0.46 0.39 17

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TABLE 18: FINGER MILLET AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 1610 1281 26

Mashonaland Central 435 332 31

Mashonaland East 6723 4919 37

Manicaland 12243 10928 12

Midlands 8133 7590 7

Masvingo 22428 19084 18

Matabeleland North 310 279 11

Matabeleland South 611 496 23

Total 52493 44909 17

2.6 SUGARBEANS
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TABLE 19: SUGARBEANS PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 1 137 1 120 2

Mashonaland Central 3 533 3 220 10

Mashonaland East 2 680 2 113 27

Manicaland 3 076 1 997 54

Midlands 4 334 3 765 15

Masvingo 412 369 12

Matabeleland North 26 23 13

Matabeleland South 158 135 17

Total 15 356 12 742 69

FIGURE 11: SUGARBEANS PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 20: SUGARBEANS YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 1.62 1.57 3

Mashonaland Central 1.26 1.06 19

Mashonaland East 1.54 1.44 7

Manicaland 1.92 1.57 23

Midlands 1.83 1.71 7

Masvingo 2.26 2.10 7

Matabeleland North 6.42 5.13 25

Matabeleland South 2.56 2.33 10

Total 1.68 1.49 12

TABLE 21: SUGARBEANS AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland Central 4 462 3 423 30

Mashonaland East 4 115 3 039 35

Manicaland 5 917 3 129 89

Midlands 7 915 6 445 23

Masvingo 930 776 20

Matabeleland North 167 118 42

Matabeleland South 404 315 28

Total 25 751 19 002 36

2.6 GROUNDNUTS
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TABLE 22: GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

Province 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 9043 630 1 335

Mashonaland Central 30565 968 3 058

Mashonaland East 21097 747 2 724

Manicaland 26037 686 3 695

Midlands 21011 815 2 478

Masvingo 23458 5468 329

Matabeleland North 2521 1083 133

Matabeleland South 7894 1412 459

Total 141626 47209 200

FIGURE 12: GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 23: GROUNDNUTS YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

Province 2016/17 2015/16 %

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Mashonaland West 0.61 0.36 69

Mashonaland Central 0.70 0.28 150

Mashonaland East 0.62 0.29 114

Manicaland 0.63 0.21 200

Midlands 0.46 0.24 92

Masvingo 0.50 0.21 138

Matabeleland North 0.42 0.23 83

Matabeleland South 0.68 0.23 196

Total 0.58 0.25 132

TABLE 24: GROUNDNUTS AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 14 733 17 984 -18

Mashonaland Central 43 621 35 250 24

Mashonaland East 34 256 27 716 24

Manicaland 41 645 30 368 37

Midlands 45 954 37 596 22

Masvingo 47 040 25 938 81

Matabeleland North 5 952 4 785 24

Matabeleland South 11 667 6 213 88

Total 244 868 185 849 32

2.8 SWEET POTATO

TABLE 25: SWEET POTATO PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE
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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

150 547 23 745 534

Mashonaland West

79 052 23 115 242

Mashonaland Central

41 849 45 191 -7
Mashonaland East

60 402 39 328 54
Manicaland

103 970 45 654 128

Midlands

62 885 22 259 183

Masvingo

1 330 981 36
Matabeleland North

20 731 3 424 505

Matabeleland South

520 766 179 952 189

Total
FIGURE 13: SWEET POTATO PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE
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TABLE 26: SWEET POTATO YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

2016/17 2015/16 %
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PROVINCE

12.44 8.95 39
Mashonaland West

19.73 5.96 231

Mashonaland Central

7.56 8.85 -15

Mashonaland East

10.47 9.5 10
Manicaland

7.33 8.12 -10

Midlands

8.28 6.8 22
Masvingo

6.53 5.68 15
Matabeleland North

13.67 5.74 138

Matabeleland South

10.23 6.36 61
Total

TABLE 27: SWEET POTATO AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

2016/17 2015/16 %
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PROVINCE
35
12 102 2 691 0
Mashonaland West

4 006 2 636 1,597

Mashonaland Central

5 534 4 817 1,227

Mashonaland East

5 770 3 693 56
Manicaland

14 183 7 069 101

Midlands

7 593 2 518 202

Masvingo

204 105 94
Matabeleland North

1 516 436 248

Matabeleland South

50 908 23 965 112

Total

2.7 TOBACCO
TABLE 28: TOBACCO PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE
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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 74 328 58 838 26

Mashonaland Central 66 006 54 069 22

Mashonaland East 31 392 33 537 6

Manicaland 34 823 24 865 40

Midlands 365 366 0

Masvingo 53 32 66

Matabeleland North 0 0 0

Matabeleland South 0 0 0

Total 206 967 171 707 21

FIGURE 14: TOBACCO PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 29: TOBACCO YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 1.90 1.60 19

Mashonaland
2.00 1.60 25
Central

Mashonaland East 1.70 1.90 -11

Manicaland 1.80 1.80 0

Midlands 1.60 0.80 100

Masvingo 1.00 0.70 44

Matabeleland North 0 0 0

Matabeleland South 0 0 0

Average 1.88 1.67 12

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TABLE 30: TOBACCO AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 39 120 36 774 6

Mashonaland Central 33 003 33 793 -2

Mashonaland East 18 466 17 651 5

Manicaland 19 346 13 814 40

Midlands 228 458 -

50

Masvingo 53 46 15

Matabeleland North 0 1 -
100

Matabeleland South 0 0
0

Total 110 216 102 566 7

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2.8 COTTON
TABLE 31: COTTON PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 5787

Mashonaland Central 21603

Mashonaland East 2104

Manicaland 7947

Midlands 52242

Masvingo 9859

Matabeleland North 2113

Matabeleland South 5

Total 101660
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FIGURE 15: COTTON PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 32: COTTON YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2015/16 2016/17 %

Mashonaland West 0.48

Mashonaland Central 0.51

Mashonaland East 0.39

Manicaland 0.24

Midlands 0.35

Masvingo 0.18

Matabeleland North 0.34

Matabeleland South 0

Total 0.36
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TABLE 33: COTTON AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

10
9
Mashonaland West 12 092 5 787
16
4
Mashonaland Central 56 927 21 603
1
6
Mashonaland East 2 445 2 104
14
1
Manicaland 19 188 7 947
7
9
Midlands 93 289 52 242
8
0
Masvingo 17 709 9 859
19
0
Matabeleland North 6 134 2 113
-60
Matabeleland South 2 5
207 786 101 660 10
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Total

SOYABEAN
TABLE 34: SOYABEAN PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 25,534

Mashonaland Central 16,542

Mashonaland East 3,001

Manicaland 957

Midlands 1,668

Masvingo 0
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Matabeleland North 53

Matabeleland South 0

Total 47,755

FIGURE 16: SOYABEAN PRODUCTION (MT) BY PROVINCE

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TABLE 35: SOYABEAN YIELD (MT/HA) BY PROVINCE

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PROVINCE 2016/17 2015/16

%

Mashonaland West 1.43

Mashonaland Central 0.88

Mashonaland East 1.61

Manicaland 3.45

Midlands 1.67

Masvingo 0

Matabeleland North 0.72

Matabeleland South 0

Total 1.20

TABLE 36: SOYABEAN AREA (HA) BY PROVINCE

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Province 2016/17 2015/16 %

Mashonaland West 17 893

Mashonaland Central 18 830

Mashonaland East 1 861

Manicaland 277

Midlands 1 000

Masvingo 0

Matabeleland North 74

Matabeleland South 0

Total 39 935

2.9 OTHER CROPS

TABLE 37: PRODUCTION OF OTHER CROPS (MT)
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CROP 2016/17 2015/16 %

Irish Potatoes 438 354
Sunflower
Roundnuts
Cowpeas
Cucurbits(Pumpkins, Squash, Marrows, Melons
and Butternuts) 33 700
Banana 229 286

Citrus 193 760

Apples 4149

Mango 99 060

Macadamia 5658

Tea 10166

Coffee 455

Sugarcane 5 440 560

TABLE 38: YIELD OF OTHER CROPS (MT/HA)

CROP 2016/17 2015/16 %

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Irish Potatoes 35
Sunflower
Roundnuts
Cowpeas
Cucurbits(Pumpkins, Squash, Marrows, Melons and 7
Butternuts)
Banana 32
Citrus 32
Apples 18
Mango 25
Macadamia 1.4
Tea 1.6
Coffee 0.6
Sugar cane 79

TABLE 39: OTHER CROPS AREA (HA)

CROP 2016/17 2015/16 %

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Irish Potatoes 12 514

Sunflower
Roundnuts
Cowpeas
Cucurbits(Pumpkins, Squash, Marrows, Melons and 4855
Butternuts)
Banana 7165
Citrus 6135
Apples 226
Mango 3939
Macadamia 4029
Tea 6322
Coffee 825
Sugar cane 68 680

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY-LIVESTOCK
TABLE 40: LIVESTOCK NUMBERS BY SPECIES BY PROVINCE
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Cattle Sheep Goats Pigs

Province
2016/17 2015/16 2016/17 2015/16 2016/17 2015/16 2016/17 2015/16

Mash West 785 850 27 452 328 856 24 509

Mash Central 534 478 69 966 28 8165 182 475

Mash East 653 759 41 870 206 483 51 169

Manicaland 61 5190 113 825 548 414 44 026

Midlands 76 3794 22 055 434 304 29 721

Masvingo 1 002 446 96 870 620 171 43 109

Mat North 557 652 59395 353729 25403

Mat South 615 073 72872 619342 25128

Total 5 528 242 504 305 3 393 964 425 540

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LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
4.1 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIVITY
TABLE 41: OFFTAKE BY PROVINCE BY SECTOR

Communal A1 OR SSCA A2
PROVINCE
(%) (%) (%) (%) (%)

Mashonaland West 6 7 4 6 9

Mashonaland Central 5 5 5 4 10

Mashonaland East 5 6 5 7 12

Manicaland 4 5 4 5 6

Midlands 5 5 6 4 9

Masvingo 4 6 5 7 13

Matabeleland North 4 9 5 4 15

Matabeleland South 5 9 8 9 12

Total 5 7 5 6 11
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CATTLE SLAUGHTERS AND MEAT PRODUCTION

 Total cattle slaughtered was 254 778 producing 43 312 Mt of beef

FIG 17: CATTLE SLAUGHTER (FORMAL SECTOR)

TABLE 42: CATTLE SLAUGHTER BY GRADE

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% Contribution
Year
Super Choice Commercial Economy Manufacturing
2011 15 7 36 34 8
2012 18 6 38 33 5
2013 20 6 35 33 6
2014 22 6 33 34 5
2015 21 6 37 31 5
2016

4.2 SMALL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER

TABLE 43: SMALL LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER TREND AT REGISTERED ABATTOIRS

Livestock Type YEAR

2013 2014 2015 2016

Pigs 145 927 130 058 133 239

Goats 10 488 7 508 19 154

Sheep 4 668 5 738 6 297

FIG 18: PIG SLAUGHTER TREND

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FIG 19: GOAT SLAUGHTER TREND

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FIG 20: SHEEP SLAUGHTER TREND

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4.3 MILK PRODUCTION

4.3.1 Total milk production increased by 4% from 55 million litres in 2014 to 57 million litres in 2015

4.3.2 In 2016, milk production continues to show an upward trend with first quarter production of
16million litres, 19% increase compared to 13 million litres same time in 2015
TABLE 44: MILK PRODUCTION
2016 2015 2014 %
Jan 4 689 649 4 586 860
Feb 4 115 212 3 971 596
March 4 605 699 4 510 930
April 4 573 994 4 571 788
May 4 762 847 4 604 768
June 4 859 858 4 515 240
July 4 894 391 4 706 212
August 5 066 932 4 856 577
Sept 5 037 290 4 798 354
Oct 5 038 131 4 888 311
Nov 4 640 818 4 605 404
Dec 5 260 085 4 863 035
Total 57 544 906 55 479 075
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FIG 21: MILK PRODUCTION TRENDS

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4.4 GRAZING CONDITION AND AVAILABILITY

FIG 22: GRAZING CONDITION
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FIG 23: GRAZING AVAILABILITY

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Mbire MountDarwin
Centenary
KaribaUrban Hurungwe
Rushinga
Guruve
KaroiUrban
Kariba Shamva Mudzi
Makonde
Mazowe
Zvimba Bindura Mutoko
GokweNorth

Binga HarareUrban Murehwa

VictoriaFalls Sanyati Nyanga
GokweSouth Chegutu Marondera
HwangeUrban Seke
Makoni
Mhondoro-Ngezi
Mutasa
Hwange Nkayi Kwekwe Chikomba
Lupane MutareUrban

Chirumhanzu Mutare
Tsholotsho Gweru Buhera
Bubi Gutu
Umguza Shurugwi

Bulilima Umzingwane Bikita

Masvingo
Plumtree Insiza Chivi Zaka Chipinge
Mangwe Mberengwa
Matobo
Chiredzi Grazing Availability
Gwanda
Mwenezi 0-3 months

4-8 months
Beitbridge
BeitbridgeUrban 8+ months
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4.5 WATER AVAILABILITY

FIG 24: WATER AVAILABILITY
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5 LIVESTOCK HEALTH SITUATION

FIG 25: DIPPING SITUATION 2015/16

Mbire
Centenary
KaribaUrban Hurungwe
MountDarwin Rushinga
Guruve
KaroiUrban
Kariba Mudzi
Makonde Shamva
Mazowe

Zvimba Bindura Mutoko

GokweNorth

Binga Norton Murehwa

VictoriaFalls
Sanyati
Harare
Goromonzi
Nyanga

GokweSouth Chegutu
Seke Marondera
HwangeUrban KadomaUrban
Makoni
Mhondoro-Ngezi
Mutasa
Hwange Nkayi Kwekwe Chikomba
Lupane MutareUrban

Chirumhanzu Mutare
Buhera
Tsholotsho Gweru
Bubi Gutu
Umguza Shurugwi Chimanimani

Bulawayo
Bulawayo
Bikita
Bulilima Umzingwane Zvishavane
Masvingo
Dipping Insiza
Zaka
Plumtree Chivi Chipinge
Adequate Mangwe Mberengwa
Matobo
Inadequate
Chiredzi
Gwanda
None Mwenezi

No Data
Beitbridge

BeitbridgeUrban