Goat meat consumption rise in Nepal

Published 2021년 8월 26일

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Nepal's oat farmers are experiencing a boom in business due to increasing demand for goat meat, particularly during the Dashain festival. In recent years, the country has drastically reduced its imports of live animals, from 600,000 to just 13,827 in a year, as it relies more on its own production. The country now has over 11 million goats and consumes around 71,000 tonnes of goat meat annually. Meat consumption in Nepal has doubled in a decade, reaching 552,000 tonnes in 2020, with poultry meat being the most consumed at 46%. Goat meat comes in third, accounting for 17% of the total meat consumption.

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oat farmers in Nepal are expanding their businesses as demand for goat meat is constantly increasing. In the autumn, during the Dashain festival, sales of the animals and meat reach a peak of 100,000 goats sacrificed and sold in 10 days. Until five years ago, the country imported 600,000 live animals from Australia and India to cover the domestic demand but imports have been cut by almost 97% in the last 4 years, as the sector has grown rapidly. According to the Nepalese Livestock Service Office, there are more than 11 million goats in the country. For the last couple of years, Nepal has imported goats from the same suppliers mentioned above: 10,292 goats from India and Australia in the fiscal year 2019-2020 and 13,827 live goats from India in FY 2020-2021. The annual consumption of goat meat in Nepal is nowadays 71,000 tonnes.Nepalis consumed 552,000 tonnes of meat in 2020, up from 357,000 tonnes the year before. Average per ...

Source: EuroMeat