By NOEL IYOMBWA and JOHN KOMBETHE continued importation of pork products when the local market has enough pigs must be stopped, a small-scale pig farmer Paul Njovu has said.And an emerging farmer Sunday Chanda said there was need for deliberate regulation to safeguard the interests of the small-scale farmers in the country.Mr Njovu, a manager at Chinyama Pig Farms in Katuba area of Chisamba district, refuted claims that the country had a shortage of pigs.He said that the truth was that some processing companies were offering a very low price and yet it was importing pork at a higher price.Mr Njovu said that this had demotivated the pig farmers who opt to sell their pigs to retailers and butchery owners for a better price.He called on processing companies to relook into the price so as to attract the local farmers.And a member of the Small-Scale Pig Farmers Association of Zambia who sought anonymity said that […]
LOCAL PIG FARMERS CRY FOUL
