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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>A MAJORITY of people in Zimbabwe do not own cattle, which is a symbol of African wealth, a development that exposes the level of poverty that the country is grappling with.<\/p>\n

A latest Zimbabwe Livelihoods Assessment Committee (ZimLAC) 2025 Rural Livelihoods Assessment report on cattle ownership reveals that far less than 50% of households in the country own cattle.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 66% of the households did not own any cattle,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 12% of the households owned cattle in excess of five animals.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 11% of the communities indicated that their livestock were in a poor condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Statistics given in the report show that Mashonaland West is the highest with number of households that do not own cattle at 73%, followed by Manicaland and Mashonaland Central which are at 71%, Mashonaland East (70%), Matabeleland South (69%), Matabeleland North (60%), Midlands (59%) and Masvingo (57%).<\/p>\n

\u201cMost communities indicated that pasture availability (39%) and pasture quality (45%) was fair at the time of the assessment,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

The report further exposes discrepancies in livestock pricing in parts of Matabeleland South and other areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe highest cattle prices were reported in Insiza (US$506) and the lowest were reported in Bulilima (US$191).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe highest goat prices were reported in Insiza (US$51) and the lowest were reported in Mbire (US$20).\u201d<\/p>\n

On Community Access to Information on Infectious and Contagious Diseases, ZimLAC noted that about 72,6% of the communities had accessed information on rabies.<\/p>\n

It also stated that information on listeria (6,1%) was the least accessed by communities.<\/p>\n

\u201cAbout 52,2% of the households reported to have received early warning information. Only 39,3% of these households had used the information to plan risk and mitigation response mechanisms,\u201d ZimLAC reported.<\/p>\n

On households which Received Information on Health and Nutrition, ZimLAC noted that access to nutrition and health information empowers communities and influences consumer behavioural changes.<\/p>\n

The report states that nationally, 59,4% were reported to have received any information about health and nutrition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe majority of the households (58%) had their nearest health facility within a 5km radius, which is the recommended distance for health facilities.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, about 9% of households were travelling more than 10km to access a health facility.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the distance walked to the nearest primary school, the report stated that about 72% of the households had a primary school that was within a 5km radius.<\/p>\n

On access to Information on Services for Victims of Physical and Sexual Abuse ZimLAC indicated that about 47% of the households had access to information on services available for victims of physical and sexual abuse.<\/p>\n

The report further states that nationally, 39% of the households were accessing police services within one hour and 46% reported that the police services were offering victim friendly services.<\/p>\n

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