Siha District Council has earmarked
potential investment opportunities in the dairy sector in a view to
alleviate poverty in the area.
“Livestock keepers have benefitted very
little from their cattle for lack of market development plan for dairy
products,” said Dr Barnabas Mbwambo, Acting District Agriculture and
Livestock Development Officer.
The figure puts the district at the top
in the region with the highest number of livestock. “We are inviting
potential investors to explore the opportunities offered in the dairy
sector, a move that could help in the commercialization of livestock
industry,” he said.
Dr Mbwambo added that the district has
potentials to reduce poverty and increase income of livestock keepers
through feedlot, a scientific method to fatten young castrated males for
commercial beef production.
He said the indigenous cattle breeds are
kept by majority in the district to provide ideal beef with low
cholesterol and fat. According to the district profile, meat market in
Saudi Arabia is underutilized for lack of enough supplies.
Currently, world markets for beef pay
much attention to the fat and cholesterol of these products. Feedlot
system ensures food security, income and employment to ensure the
natural resources are maintained on a sustainable basis through the use
of crop residues, by-products and pastures from rangeland.
The introduction of diary industry is
one of the potentials for investments. In Siha alone, production of milk
from different ranches such as Molomo Ranch and from individuals is
high. Livestock keeping is the second main economic activities after
crop production in the district.
Major livestock kept in the district
include cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, donkeys and chicken. Apart from
generating income from the sale of livestock produce like hides, animal
manure, milk, meat and hooves, livestock is a source of nutrition for
Siha.
Source: The Daily News,http://www.dailynews.co.tz, reported by Sebastian Mrindoko
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