Today, on reading the First Post's item on greenhouse gas emissions and their connection with flatulant cattle, I was struck by the statement made by a serious scientist:
"The developed world should focus on increasing efficient meat production in developing countries where growing populations need more nutritious food. In developing countries, we should adopt more efficient, Western-style farming practices to make more food with less greenhouse gas production."
Zimbabweans know that beef is probably next after sadza to the nation's favourite food.
The cattle industry was once equal to the best in the world. From 2000 onwards, Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU (PF) government destroyed the country's "more efficient, Western-style farming practises" built up over the 88 years of colonial government and twenty years of sovereign independence.
What more is there to be said?
Copyright © 2004 Diana Mitchell
