Davies calms poultry sector fears

Minister of Trade and
Industry, Dr Rob Davies,
has appealed to the poultry
industry to “do all it can to
prevent any plant closures
and retrenchments” until
support measures are
instituted.
Davies said that the task
team set up to deal with
challenges in the domestic
poultry industry had made
“significant progress” since
its inception earlier this
year.
A number of poultry
producers have announced
major retrenchment plans
amid concerns of the import
rate of poultry products.
Davies pointed out
that once the necessary
technical work had been
completed for the shortterm
interventions, the
task team would submit
for final ratification a set
of short-term and shared
interventions.
“These proposals will
be submitted to all the
government ministers
concerned and the broader
leadership of business
and labour involved in the
poultry sector,” he said.
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Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Rob Davies.