Malanje - Seven million chickens may be produced annually, starting March 2024, in the provinces of Malanje and Cuanza Norte, under the poultry project of the Ministry of National Defence, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Fatherland, whose first phase was opened today, Saturday.
Budgeted at US$50 million, the initiative aims to ensure the logistical sustainability of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and supply chicken to the national market, along with the socio-economic framework of former military personnel and job creation.
The project includes 140 ships (60 for Malanje and 80 for Cuanza Norte), each with 5,000 chicks and a slaughterer, and will contribute to savings of US$300 million spent annually on importing chickens, according to the executive director of Jampur Group, Muhammad Shafiq, a partner of the Ministry of National Defence, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Fatherland.
It also has 19 other fattening rooms and a slaughterhouse in the commune of Quizenga, municipality of Cacuso, with an initial production capacity of 15,000 chickens per 36-day cycle.
It will have another 120 ships that will be operational by March 2024, when the project matures, in which it is estimated that two thousand and 800 direct and indirect jobs will be generated.
Meanwhile, the provincial governor of Malanje, Marcos Nhunga, stressed that the project represents an added value for the province, in particular, and for the country in general, as it will reduce the deficit in chicken production.
The opening ceremony was attended by the Minister of State for Economic Coordination, José de Lima Massano and was witnessed by the Minister of National Defence, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Homeland, João Ernesto dos Santos and the governors of the provinces of Cuanza Norte, Pedro Maquita and Malanje, and by the Angolan ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Júlio Belarmino Gomes Maiato. ACC/NC/PBC/DOJ
