Mozambique: Minister pledges no chicken scarcity at Christmas

Published 2021년 10월 1일

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Mozambique's Minister of Agriculture, Celso Correia, has promised sufficient chicken supply for the festive season, despite the Covid-19 pandemic. He made this promise during the inauguration of the 'Mafavuka' poultry farm in Namaacha district, which has an annual production capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The farm, built at a cost of $10 million, is equipped with advanced technology and has the capacity to house 56,000 chickens per production cycle. The government is also taking measures to combat chicken smuggling, which has previously harmed domestic production. The inauguration of the poultry farm comes after a 16.5% growth in chicken production in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2020.

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Mozambican Minister of Agriculture Celso Correia has pledged that there will be no scarcity of chickens during the coming festive season, despite the constraints caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, reports the independent television station STV. Correia made the promise on Thursday in Namaacha district, on the border with Swaziland, where he inaugurated the “Mafavuka” poultry farm with an annual production capacity estimated at 6,000 tonnes. Budgeted at 10 million US dollars, the poultry farm currently has two pavilions operating out of the envisaged 12, each one with a capacity to hold 56,000 chickens per production cycle and 500 tonnes per year. The farm has been equipped with high tech similar to that used in European countries by the poultry farming industry. Correia reassured Mozambican producers that the government is committed to combat chicken smuggling which has been harming domestic production. “After the meeting I held with the Mozambican Poultry Industry Association ...

Source: Clubofmozambique