‘FMD under control, no need to panic’
2021-03-01
Meatco has assured Namibian beef importers there was no need to panic over the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that has been reported in the northern parts of the country. Meatco CEO Mwilima Mushokabanji says the FMD outbreak was under control at the moment.
Namibia exports beef to some countries in the European Union, China, Norway, Britain and the US. Meatco’s assurance follows after the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) recently raised concerns about Namibia’s beef and called on its government to halt with immediate effect beef imports from Namibia due to the FMD outbreak.