The European Union has temporarily suspended imports of fresh Namibian beef, sheep and goat meat following a confirmed outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), creating new pressure for one of the country’s important agricultural export industries. The restrictions also cover certain processed meat products, as well as specified farmed and wild hoofed animals and products including ...

Tanzania’s meat exports have seen a significant rise, jumping from 1,774.3 tonnes in 2022 to 14,701.2 tonnes in 2023, Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Abdallah Ulega said Monday. Ulega said the growth in meat exports attributed to the government’s efforts to revitalise the livestock sector, including a substantial increase in budget allocation for the sector, ...

Goat carcass divided in to primal cuts By: Kedibone Modika, Kgantjie Moloto and Tebogo Pitse / Agricultural Research Council, P/Bag X2, Irene, 0062 Goat meat is popular in most African countries, South America, Central America, the Middle East, India, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand. In South Africa, there is low commercial availability of goat meat ...