Call to revamp anti-competitive poultry industry
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Unfair dominance: The poultry industry is dominated by a few players
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.
According to both the acting director of Veterinary Services, Kobedi Segale and acting Lands and Agriculture minister, Edwin Dikoloti, the virus currently raging through the North-East mostly likely first entered the country during the festive season.From the “unprecedented” number of cases picked in testing last week, it is likely that cattle and other livestock could have been infected last year, without being reported.Animal health...