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Tanzania is working to regain access for beef in 7 African states

Hygiene & Biosecurity

The country has the second-largest livestock population in Africa but is confronted with an ongoing FMD outbreak.

Posted on May 17 ,08:53

Tanzania is working to regain access for beef in 7 African states

Tanzania is ready to receive inspections from neighboring states such as Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Botswana, Angola, Malawi and South Africa, in order to resume red meat exports to these markets. The country has an impressive livestock population of 33.4 million cattle, 21.29 million goats and 5.65 million sheep but in 2019 has lost access to markets in the Middle East and Africa due to multiple foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks.
However, seven African states have expressed their willingness to resume meat imports from Tanzania is several criteria regarding the containment of the disease are met. "Our team is working to see possible ways to meet the conditions set by these states. Once we submit our application, a team of experts from each state will come to the country to ascertain that we have met the minimum set of requirements to export meat and meat products to their market," declared Mashimba Ndaki, Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, in an interview for The Guardian.
In 2018, Tanzania exported sheep and goat meat to UAE, Oman, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Pakistan, Argentina, the United States and South Africa. However, the value of exports barely reached $4 million. Last year, the government presented a Master Plan for livestock to address the challenges facing the sector.

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