{"id":321,"date":"2017-03-10T07:19:28","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T07:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.esaff.org\/?p=321"},"modified":"2017-03-10T07:19:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T07:19:28","slug":"the-seychelles-farmers-cooperative-opens-a-new-butcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esaff.org\/index-php\/the-seychelles-farmers-cooperative-opens-a-new-butcher\/","title":{"rendered":"The Seychelles Farmer\u2019s Cooperative opens a new butcher"},"content":{"rendered":"

10-5-2011<\/em><\/p>\n

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The opening of the outlet, to be run by the Seychelles Farmer\u2019s Cooperative, comes at a time when all broiler farmers are back in production.
\nWhile officially opening the outlet at the Victoria market \u00a0the Minister for Investment, Natural Resources and Industry, Peter Sinon, said he was glad that farmers had been able to overcome severe difficulties, notably competition from imports, to open an outlet to sell their own products, local pork, chicken,eggs and vegetables
\nHe recalled that when he took over as natural resources minister eight months ago, most farmers were concerned about their survival. They were getting desperate as competition with imports grew fiercer.
\n\u201cIt occurred to me that few farmers, besides the chairman of their association, Serge Benstrong, thought that they could do anything to surmount the difficulties,\u201d he said.
\nMr Sinon said he was confident that the farmers were now on the right track and that if the outlet is a success, this can be replicated elsewhere to other parts of Mahe and Praslin.
\nBy eliminating the middleman, the products can also be sold at more competitive prices to consumers.
\nMr Sinon also appealed to the patriotism of Seychellois to consume more local products and support the national economy.<\/p>\n

He said at a time of steadily rising food prices on the world market, Seychelles can achieve self-sufficiency in pork, chicken and eggs.
\nMr Benstrong said as times got tough, it was obvious that it was necessary to cut the intermediary in the supply chain.<\/p>\n

He said that though Seychelles could not compete with large agricultural countries, who benefit from economies of scale, subvention and expertise, we could still benefit by offering better quality products, well packed.
\nMr Benstrong added that local consumers should also be aware that local products are of better quality than imports, which are often health hazardous.
\n\u201cOur farmers, for their part, should strive to be more efficient and improve standards in livestock and crop production,\u201d he said.
\nWith all 10 broiler farmers back in production, production should be around 32,000 chicks starting this month.
\nThe new outlet is sited on four disused butcher\u2019s shops, obtained from the Seychelles Agricultural Agency. The place has been renovated with funds from the Agriculture Trust Fund, which is the levy imposed on imported broiler.
\nThe outlet offers whole chicken at R40 per kg. Most chicks are between 1.4 and 1.6 kg, which should amount to about R55 per chicken.
\nGoing by weight, local chicken is cheaper than imports. Most retailers purchase from importers at over R40 per kg and then add their own mark-ups.
\nChicken are also retailed in parts, such as legs, wings, breast.
\nPork is also available cut in various portions, such as chops, pork leg, loin, spare ribs, trotters and belly \u2013 all between R60 and R80 a kg.
\nIt appears that broiler chicken imports peaked at around the Christmas-New Year season, but has since gone down, as prices have also shot up, on account of various factors.
\nJ.L.\n<\/p>\n

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10-5-2011 The opening of the outlet, to be run by the Seychelles Farmer\u2019s Cooperative, comes at a time when all broiler farmers are back in production. While officially opening the outlet at the Victoria market \u00a0the Minister for Investment, Natural Resources and Industry, Peter Sinon, said he was glad that farmers had been able to… <\/p>\n

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