Agriculture

Beef Feedlot / Livestock

Kwesfontein Intensive Beef Feedlot Project

Chikomba District, Mashonaland East Province Implementing Entity: The Feedlot Project Greenfield agricultural venture

Project Ref: ZIM-ZIDA-008 · Source: ZIDA 2025 Projects deck, pages 20–21 — Pending Official Validation · Published Sep 2025

Catalogue Seed

Beneficiary Ministry

Agriculture

Status

Published

Data Verification

Pending Official Validation

Financing Instrument

Debt

Development Objective

Semi-automated 250-herd beef feedlot on a 110-hectare farm designed to serve local and future regional markets.

Project Design

Project Description

The project is promoted by Idah Mutandwa and George Mushore and aims to establish a high-yield cattle feedlot with pens, drainage, feed mill, staff quarters, cattle procurement, feed inputs, and working capital.

Project Design

Project Scope

Develop feedlot infrastructure
Procure cattle and feed inputs
Establish feed mill and staff quarters
Leverage 90-day beef production cash cycle

Financial Performance

Project Components

Debt

Total Estimated Project Cost

Estimated figures — subject to change based on feasibility and resource availability.

Financial Performance

Financial Performance Data

IRR
NPV
ROI
Payback Period
Projected Revenue

Impact

Expected Development Outcomes

Beef industry revitalization
Local market supply
Potential export growth
Rural enterprise development

Institutional Alignment

Institutional & Stakeholder Alignment

Sector:Agriculture Beef Feedlot / Livestock

Strategic pillars:Agriculture, Food Security Investment Attraction

SDGs:2 8 12

Beneficiary ministry:Agriculture (Primary)

National Alignment

Agriculture, Food Security & Agro-Processing: NDS1 (2021–2025) — food security priority area
Investment Attraction & Private Sector Growth: ZIDA Act [Chapter 14:37] (2019) — One-Stop Investment Services Centre

Illustrative alignment mapping — pending official ZIDA/ministry validation.

Data Room

Documents & Data Room

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Geography

Location

Province: Mashonaland East
District: Chikomba
Site: Chikomba District, Mashonaland East Province

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Reference

Glossary of Terms

PPP: Public-Private Partnership — a long-term contract between government and a private investor to jointly deliver a public asset or service.
BOT: Build-Operate-Transfer — a private partner builds and operates an asset for a fixed concession period, then transfers ownership to the state.
EPC: Engineering, Procurement and Construction — a contract model where a single contractor delivers a project from design through completion.
IRR: Internal Rate of Return — the annualized rate of return a project is expected to generate over its lifetime.
NPV: Net Present Value — the present-day value of a project's future cash flows, net of the initial investment.
ROI: Return on Investment — net financial return expressed as a percentage of the capital invested.

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Kwesfontein Intensive Beef Feedlot Project

Project Description

Project Scope

Project Components

Financial Performance Data

Expected Development Outcomes

Institutional & Stakeholder Alignment

Documents & Data Room

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