Wed, 23 Aug 2017 12:19:37 +0000 By Buumba Chimbulu ZAMBIA is currently growing over 16 million birds annually signifying the huge potential that the poultry industry has in contributing to the country’s export volumes, says Minister of Livestock, Michael Katambo. Mr. Katambo explained that the over 16 million birds included village chickens, broilers and quails among others. He said Zambia was self-sufficient with poultry products, as the country produced over 200 million eggs on an annual basis with an investment of over K1 billion. “As a country we are producing over 200 million eggs, we are also producing over 16 million birds meaning broilers or layers and Zambia has the potential and even now as I speak, we do export birds to Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mr. Katambo encouraged farmers to continue growing birds and other poultry products to contribute to Zambia’s export volumes. “As a country we are self-sufficient with poultry […]
