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(HERALD) Irvine’s slaughtering 200 000 chickens per week, VP Mujuru told

Irvine’s slaughtering 200 000 chickens per week, VP Mujuru told
Thursday, 06 October 2011 00:00
Herald Reporter

Irvine's Zimbabwe, one of the largest poultry rearing companies in the country, is slaughtering 200 000 chickens every week and producing 570 000 eggs daily.
This is a result of the US$5 million the firm invested in the business two years ago. All the chickens are for local consumption while some of the eggs are exported to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Irvine's Zimbabwe chief executive officer, Mr David Irvine, yesterday revealed this to Vice President Joice Mujuru during a tour of the company's plant. Mr Irvine said the company was also providing day-old chicks to rural areas.

"We are slaughtering about 200 000 chickens a week all for local consumption. We are also producing 570 000 eggs but we are exporting some to DRC. We are providing day-old chicks to rural areas and we are trying to teach them how to keep them commercially," he said.

VP Mujuru said the level of production at Irvine's Zimbabwe was impressive. She urged people to utilise land given to them under the land reform programme to cut on imports.

She said production in all sectors of the economy was the only solution to problems facing the country.

"What we are missing in this country is that we no longer have a middle class. We have got farms and we should be able to farm. This country is very strict on GMOs and GMOs should be prevented right from the farm.

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Our people should think of production, production of soya beans, maize and other crops should help to boost our industry," she said.

VP Mujuru said Government should support local businesspeople to improve the lives of people and also to boost the economy.

"What is impressive is that Mr Irvine came to my office two years ago talking about expansion and it is important that they have lived up to their word. This is what we want and Government should support our local entrepreneurs. I am really impressed by what I have seen here and we want to see more other Irvine's out there doing other things," she said.

Labels: GMOS, JOICE MUJURU, POULTRY

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