Former Veterinary Association of Zambia (VAZ) President who is also a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Malcolm Chiyoya has revealed that it is not possible for Zambia to export beef worth $1 billion annually currently despite having quality cattle herds. In an exclusive interview with Zambian Business Times-ZBT, Dr. Chiyoya stated that Zambia does not have the numbers required to support such an ambitious export target. “We don’t have sufficient numbers to achieve those ambitious dreams, and secondly, there’s no corresponding investment in the sector,” he said. However, last year, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries announced an ambitious plan to...
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