Call to revamp anti-competitive poultry industry

Unfair dominance: The poultry industry is dominated by a few players
Unfair dominance: The poultry industry is dominated by a few players

The local poultry industry needs to be revamped in order to make it more competitive, a recent value chain analysis has highlighted.

The study, carried out under the Private Sector Development Programme (PSDP), says although the poultry industry in Botswana is self-sufficient in local production, it is anti-competitive.

It says the introduction of an import substitution policy in the poultry sector has led to the demise in its competitiveness.

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