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CSC not operating- Deputy Minister Zhanda
03 Apr 2017 at 01:52hrs | Views
THE Deputy minister of Agriculture responsible for live stock Paddy Zhanda has said the Cold Storage Company which is the sole meat producer in the country is currently not operating but will start operating well by end of this year.
Zhanda was speaking in parliament with senators.
He said when livestock is slaughtered, hides, heads and offals are taken by those from the abattoirs without payment.
"The position regarding abattoirs is that they ask for a nominal fee of say US$30 for payment of the slaughter and if you do not have the US$30 fee, you will then pay in the form of hides, heads and offal. This is an arrangement between the abattoirs and the farmers who has the beast. The price of the fifth quarter is almost a US$100 so the slaughtering of a cow that may take about an hour should not lead to such charges of almost US$100," he said.
"We are looking into that issue because at the moment the majority of the abattoirs are in private players' hands. Currently, CSC, which is a Government entity, is not operating and it will start operating at the end of the year. So, the farmers will get a better bargain from CSC."
Zhanda was speaking in parliament with senators.
"The position regarding abattoirs is that they ask for a nominal fee of say US$30 for payment of the slaughter and if you do not have the US$30 fee, you will then pay in the form of hides, heads and offal. This is an arrangement between the abattoirs and the farmers who has the beast. The price of the fifth quarter is almost a US$100 so the slaughtering of a cow that may take about an hour should not lead to such charges of almost US$100," he said.
"We are looking into that issue because at the moment the majority of the abattoirs are in private players' hands. Currently, CSC, which is a Government entity, is not operating and it will start operating at the end of the year. So, the farmers will get a better bargain from CSC."
Source - Byo24News
