Namibia asks for help from leather sector
At the annual Livestock Producers' Organisation (LPO) congress in Namibia, the country’s Meat Board is asking the government and leather segment for assistance.
It said it is hoping more people, including game and karakul farmers, livestock auctioneers and export abattoirs, to pay levies.
The Meat Board needs around N$20 million ($2.7 million) a year to fund its operational and administrative costs and staff salaries. Around 72% of the levies come from cattle, sheep, goat and pig farmers, while the rest comes from import levies, rental and interest.
"The Meat Board performs tasks not only for the meat producers but also for the game farming and karakul industries, like repairing border and cordon fences and by rendering border inspection services for import and export control," said a spokesperson. "Other parties like the leather industry and government should therefore also contribute to the Meat Board activities."
