Veteran breeder Mark Hook has played a pivotal role in reviving the Boran and Nkone cattle societies, restoring momentum to Zimbabwe’s livestock sector from his Doonside Farm in Mutorashanga. Hook’s leadership as chairperson of the Cattle Producers Association, the Nkone Cattle Breeders Society and the Boran Breeders Society, and as a member of the Zimbabwe Herd Book (ZHB) executive committee, has helped re‑register breeders, rebuild herds and re‑establish breeding standards