Militias destroy the animal resources sector in Sudan, loot farms, slaughter and sell livestock

Interview: Nahid Oshi

The Head of the Meat Exporters Department, Chairman of the North and East African Livestock and Meat Council, Dr. Khalid Al-Magbol, revealed that the livestock sector was affected by the repercussions of the war. He pointed out the emergence of new markets and activities and the entry of new faces into the animal resources sector.

Al-Magbol said, in an interview with (Sudanese Echoes), that many producers lost animal resources as several farms were plundered and stolen and animals were slaughtered and sold, pointing out the loss of high-yielding dairy cows.

Militia Royalties

As for the poultry sector, Al-Magbol unveiled that it witnessed major damage by seizing pens, slaughterhouses, feed factories, refrigerated and regular transport vehicles, while the militia tried to blackmail a number of producers by imposing (royals) on them.

Regarding meat exports, Al-Magbol expressed his regret the deterioration of meat Exports by saying “They almost declined  to (zero) due to the damage of slaughterhouses.

Al-Magbol stressed that the damage to the animal resources sector is great and is not limited to livestock only, but extends to the poultry, fish and bee sectors, through direct losses (looting and loss of capital, sabotage and loss of equipment).

Damages Listing

In the same context, Al-Magbol stated that the government, in collaboration with the affected parties, is working to list all damages to identify the extent of the destruction and how to treat, compensate and file complaints with the competent judicial authorities to punish the saboteurs and criminals.

Livestock and Meat Council

Al-Magbol disclosed the desire of national companies to pump investments to indigenize the vaccine industry in Sudan at the latest international levels to serve the largest African herd of livestock.

Al-Magbol called for the establishment of a livestock and meat council similar to the international councils, calling for filling the shortage in export slaughterhouses that have disappeared after the exit of the Khartoum and Al-Gezira slaughterhouses.