Namibian beef products are disease free – Schlettwein

AGRICULTURE minister Calle Schlettwein said Namibian beef products from Northern Communal Area (NCA) abattoirs are disease-free like similar products from commercial areas of the country. This follows media reports last week that commercial farmers asked Ghanaian authorities to stop buying Namibian beef from the NCAs, claiming that it is contaminated with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).However, in a media statement on Sunday, Schlettwein labelled the reports offensively false and malicious.He said the identity of those alleged to have communicated with the Ghanaian authorities are still unknown.“However, the ministry is in consultation with the relevant Ghanaian authorities to verify these allegations,” he said.He said the allegations and efforts to jeopardise market access for Namibian beef into Ghana had been brought to their attention through the Bi-national Commission meeting held in Accra late last year. “It was resolved that they are groundless and the matter was thus resolved ...