Tanzania: Local Poultry Farmers to Benefit Immensely From Breeding Estates - Dar East Project

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Tanzania: Local Poultry Farmers to Benefit Immensely From Breeding Estates

Tanzania: Local Poultry Farmers to Benefit Immensely From Breeding Estates

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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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