November 11, 2013
Zimbabwe reschedules opening of stock feed plant
Due to delays in the shipment of critical components required for the project, the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) of Zimbabwe missed its target for the commissioning of its new US$30 million stock feed plant.
The 10 tonnes/hectare stock feed plant which was forecast to be commissioned in November will now be commissioned in December instead. Building on the feed mill project commenced in October 2005, however there was a lengthy hiatus from 2008-11 when the project was stopped due to hyper inflationary environment in the country and a subsequent lack of funding of the project.
The GMB official said, "The Norton stock feed plant is now earmarked for commissioning in December 2013. We have missed our target by three months which is normal with projects of this nature. This was as a result of shipping delays of some of the critical components of the plant which have now arrived and are currently being installed."
The stock feed plant will produce stock-feed for cattle,
poultry and
pigs, and is expected to ease current bottlenecks in supply of animal
feedson the market.