OIE accredits 14 Egyptian poultry companies as they rid of bird flu
The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Mr. Al-Sayed al-Qusair stated on Sunday that the OIE (World Organization for Animal […]
The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Mr. Al-Sayed al-Qusair stated on Sunday that the OIE (World Organization for Animal Health) has approved to add Egypt on a list of countries with poultry facilities that are completely free of the bird flu.
The minister himself has clarified that the OIE's decision was based on the efforts applied by Egypt to bring poultry exportation back to active status, as it was on a 14 year hiatus due to sever bird flu outbreak that started in 2006. This approval has now given green light to 14 local companies to export day-old chicks, table eggs, hatching eggs, and breeding birds.
The files of the 14 facilities have been communicated with eight large international poultry companies.
These facilities have all met the requirements to resume exportation and have all been officially accredited to do so. The flu-free companies are located in the desert areas of Isamiliyah's Sarabium, Beheira's Wadi Al-Natroun, and Menya's Western Cairo-Asyut Road.
Mr. Al-Sayed al-Qusair has also pointed out that Egypt had reached self-sufficiency levels of production when it comes to poultry meat and table eggs, and that the sector is expecting many promising investments that will translate to massive projects in the desert lands. The Deputy Minister Mostafa al-Sayad has also echoed similar sentiments regarding foreign investments coming back to Egypt, and that the ministry has prepared an investment map encompassing nine zones that can house such facilities.
Mr. Sayad stated that poultry projects are included in the initiative of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) offering - through banks - soft loans with 5-percent interest rate. With a worth of 100 billion Egyptian pounds, the initiative is directed at the manufacturing, agricultural, and real estate sectors.
The ministry has been cooperating with breeders in the Nile Valley and Delta to switch from the open production system to the closed production system. In a similar context, Qusair underlined that exportation will be permitted once the local needs are fulfilled.
Source: https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/88591/14-Egyptian-poultry-companies-accredited-as-facilities-free-of-bird
