Meat products earn Tanzania 79bn

Published 2022년 5월 16일

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Tanzania exported 9,000 metric tonnes of meat products to the Middle East during the fiscal year 2020/2021, earning the country 36 US million in foreign exchange. Qatar was the leading export market. The country has the potential to produce more meat products for local consumption and exports, as it is endowed with many domesticated animals. However, consumption of chicken meat in Tanzania is still low at 15 kilogrammes per capita against the recommendation by the FAO. The 'Kuku Choma Festival' was aimed at creating a network of players in the value chain of poultry and providing public awareness on increasing production through high quality feeding of chicken.

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TANZANIA exported 9,000 metric tonnes of meat products to the Middle East during the fiscal year 2020/2021 which earned the country 36 US million (79.2bn-/) in foreign exchange. The Registrar of Tanzania Meat Board (TMB), Dr Daniel Mushi, gave the statistics while briefing the press on the sidelines of ‘Kuku choma (roasted chicken) festival’ which was held at the Posta grounds in Dar es Salaam over the weekend. Dr Mushi said the country still has a potential of producing more meat products for local consumption and exports since the country is endowed with many domesticated animals including cattle, goats and sheep. Available statistics shows that Qatar was the leading export market of meat products from Tanzania at 40 per cent followed by Oman. In another development, the Registrar expressed concerns that consumption of chicken meat in Tanzania is still low at 15 kilogrammes per capita against the recommendation by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of 50 ...

Source: Dailynews