Resurgence of interest in ostriches
Ostrich farming has been practiced in South Africa for over 120 years but the modern expertise in farming them comes from the USA. Now Zimbabwean farmers are increasing their interest, expertise and production, and exports are expected to exceed 15 million Zimbabwean dollars in 1992. Exports of live wild ostrich are prohibited in order to conserve the small native population and therefore the gene pool, but farm hatched birds are likely to be exported to neighbouring SADCC countries. In America, intensive hatcheries are replacing natural incubation. In the USA ostrich farming is a popular backyard industry. Currently, a cooperative is being set un to build and run a specialised abattoir in Zimbabwe. Once this has been built, ostrich farming may well become an enterprise for some of Zimbabwe's half a million small-scale farmers. With its very agreeable flavour, its high cluality protein and its low fat content the demand for ostrich meat IS reported to be well ahead of supply. Kevin Grant, Ostrich Producers Association of Zimbabwe PO Box 1830, Harare, ZIMBABWE
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Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
1992
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45730 http://collections.infocollections.org/ukedu/en/d/Jcta38e/ |
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