The European Union and Switzerland are investing over \u20ac200 million (CHF187 million) in projects to make Zimbabwe, , more food secure and resilient to climate change. At the heart of one initiative is a goat that does not get milked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mutiusinazita, in Buhera district some 220km south-east of the capital Harare, is one of the driest parts of Zimbabwe. The annual rainfall of 650 to 700mm is not enough to make agriculture profitable. As a result, hunger and poverty are widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesca Mutero (46) was a typical resident of Mutiusinazita. Poor and widowed, she tilled a small field that yielded little to nothing each year. Her home was a one-room hut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But in the last four years her life and that of her two children have changed. She now owns 45 goats and has built a three-room house. Four years ago, she got about only on foot; now she owns a motorbike. \u201cBefore this project, I was struggling. We cultivated the land, but the harvest often failed. Thanks to the goats we can now make a living,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mutero is a member of the Mutiusinazita Buhera Livestock Association, a co-operative of 38 women who breed goats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project is part of the \u20ac40 million Zimbabwe Agriculture Growth Programme, launched by the European Union in 2016 to support the country\u2019s livestock sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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