N$35m meat-processing plant for Katima
New plant set to add value to exports
The construction is among major activities funded by the European Union through the 11th European Development Fund, with an estimated value of more than N$287 million.
A meat-processing plant will soon be constructed in Katima Mulilo - to the tune of N$35 million.
This was announced by the agriculture ministry during a site inspection this week at the about five-hectare area earmarked for construction.
According to the ministry, the construction is among major activities funded by the European Union (EU) through the 11th European Development Fund, with an estimated value of more than N$287 million.
The agriculture ministry’s executive director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata said apart from the plant, the funding also includes the construction of the Katima Mulilo quarantine facility and the upgrading of the Sachinga Livestock Development Centre - which will be equipped with a satellite artificial insemination facility - in the Zambezi Region.
“The Katima Mulilo abattoir is an export abattoir. This means we have been exporting raw beef to other countries with little to no value addition. With this new meat-processing plant, we will be able to add value to the meat and simultaneously create jobs during the construction period and the operationalisation of the plant in Zambezi,” Nghituwamata said.
She added that when you export raw materials, “you are really exporting jobs”.
The project is in line with the national plan for the development of the beef value chain in the northern communal areas (NCAs), as outlined in the Harambee comprehensively coordinated and integrated agricultural development programme.
This was announced by the agriculture ministry during a site inspection this week at the about five-hectare area earmarked for construction.
According to the ministry, the construction is among major activities funded by the European Union (EU) through the 11th European Development Fund, with an estimated value of more than N$287 million.
The agriculture ministry’s executive director Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata said apart from the plant, the funding also includes the construction of the Katima Mulilo quarantine facility and the upgrading of the Sachinga Livestock Development Centre - which will be equipped with a satellite artificial insemination facility - in the Zambezi Region.
“The Katima Mulilo abattoir is an export abattoir. This means we have been exporting raw beef to other countries with little to no value addition. With this new meat-processing plant, we will be able to add value to the meat and simultaneously create jobs during the construction period and the operationalisation of the plant in Zambezi,” Nghituwamata said.
She added that when you export raw materials, “you are really exporting jobs”.
The project is in line with the national plan for the development of the beef value chain in the northern communal areas (NCAs), as outlined in the Harambee comprehensively coordinated and integrated agricultural development programme.
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