TANZANIA will soon
become one of the main poultry producers in East and Central Africa
following news that large breeding estates are set to be established in
Kilimanjaro and hatching factories built in Coast Region.
Yes, the move to
establish breeding estates and hatching factories will benefit all East
and Central African countries. With the establishment of the factories,
East and Central African countries will move from importing chicken to
exporting the birds.
The establishment
of the factories places Tanzania to fourth number in Africa in producing
the drought and disease resistant breed of chicken through high
technology. Two companies, Irvines Tanzania and Tyson Foods of United
States, have teamed up to establish factories in the country.
The two companies'
major investments include the Kiliwest farms located in the Siha
District, Kilimanjaro Region. The farms are set to go into operation
this month. Another investment, 'Kerege Hatchery' ,will be established
in Bagamoyo District, Coast Region, by July, this year.
For some time,
local small scale poultry farming has been facing the likelihood of
imminent collapse because of imported chicken, particularly from Brazil
and the United States. The imports have been increasingly causing
thousands of farmers to lose income and lay off workers while such
poultry products expose the country to diseases and other related
problems.
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