This
was
revealed
by
Farayi
Machaya,
the
Chief
Executive
Officer
of
Zibagwe
Rural
District
Council,
during
a
recent
council
meeting.
He
confirmed
that
Dendairy
had
approached
the
local
government
with
their
plans
to
set
up
the
two
plants.
Said
Machaya:
Council
has
so
far
approved
building
plans
for
the
brewery
plant.
According
to New
Ziana,
Dendairy
is
the
only
dairy
company
in
Zimbabwe
that
makes
UHT
milk,
which
can
last
up
to
a
year
without
spoiling.
They
also
produce
other
dairy
products
like
maas
(fermented
milk),
yoghurt,
ice
cream,
and
fruit
juices.
The
company
can
process
between
4
to
6
million
litres
of
milk
every
month,
which
covers
about
70%
of
the
country’s
dairy
needs.
Dendairy
started
in
2004
by
selling
sour
milk
in
Redcliff
and
Kwekwe
but
has
since
grown
to
supply
long-life
milk
across
Zimbabwe
and
even
export
it
to
Mozambique
and
Zambia.
Recently,
the
government
announced
a
plan
to
move
over
1,000
families
from
Chiredzi
East
and
South
to
make
space
for
the
Lucerne
project.
Dendairy
plans
to
use
about
10,000
hectares
of
land
to
grow
Lucerne
grass,
which
is
used
for
grazing,
hay,
green
manure,
and
silage.