Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:42:26 +0000 Govt should ban importation of chicken portions – PAZ By MAILESI BANDA GOVERNMNET should ban the importation of chicken pieces as it has negatively affected the local poultry industry, says Poultry Association of Zambia (PAZ) vice chairperson, Veronica Machungwa. Ms. Machungwa said even after a law prohibiting the importation of chicken pieces from other countries was enacted in 1994, the trend had resurfaced. She said there was need for the Government to fight for the growth of the local poultry industry. “The importation of chicken pieces has resurfaced in the background and there is need for the Government to support the industry to attain growth and contribute to the economic growth of the country,’’ she said. She said Zambia should learn from how the local poultry industry in South Africa had been affected because of allowing into the country pieces of chicken from Europe. She said […]
