Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:48:06 +0000 …move to reduce imports of mechanically deboned meat By Buumba Chimbulu VERINO Agro Industries Limited and Country Choice Chicken have commissioned and installed a K5 million Mechanical Meat Separator at their chicken processing plant near Lusaka aimed at meeting the up to 600 tonnes Mechanically Deboned Meat (MDM) which Zambia imports monthly. According to Verino Agro Industries limited managing director, Simon Wilde, the 600 tons of MDM which Zambia was importing owing to lack of mechanical meat separator was equal to approximately 300,000 chickens per month or 3,600,000 birds per year. Mr. Wilde said this original approach would lead to the creation of over 15 employment opportunities in the processing plant directly and would ensure the introduction of traceable and healthy meat into the Zambian retail sector. “The commissioning of this machine was in response to the growing amount of MDM that is being imported to Zambia from foreign […]
