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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 NewsdzeZimbabwe
ZIMBABWEAN dairy farmers should strive to ensure they
maintain their genetically modified organisms (GMO)-free status which has seen
their products in demand in regional markets, the Daily News reports.
Veterinary Services Department deputy director Hardword
Machakwa told a recent seminar in Harare on dairy products value chain addition
that local products are a big hit in neighbouring Zambia.
“Despite the latest push by farmers for government approval
for GMO use in stockfeed to reduce costs, it should be noted that our dairy
products are preferred, especially in Zambia, because they are GMO-free,”
Machakwa said.
He said dairy farmers should use this GMO-free status as an