THE Papua New Guinea Government aims to stop the import of beef by producing its own supply, says the country's Agriculture and Livestock Minister John Simon. Simon said during the swearing in of the Livestock Development Corporation (LDC) board that the country imported 14,000 tonnes of beef a year. He said the Government planned to revive the livestock sector to meet domestic demand through the LDC. Secretary for the Department of Agriculture and Livestock and LDC chairman Daniel Kombuk said: “LDC activities has scaled down drastically over the years and we have a lot of work to do. “Actually, today you cannot see any cattle in Papua New Guinea.
“We only have a few stocks and we need to beef up the livestock activities in Papua New Guinea.” Kombuk said K300 million was spend on importing beef annually which was a lot of money. “These are big challenges for us. “All our cattle ranches have been run down but we are trying to revive all.” Kombuk said there was a submission to the National Executive Council to establish a cattle quarantine facility in Central. The National/PNGBusiness News Next : Mayur Resources Limited Completes Quicklime Test Comments are closed.
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