7 May 2014
“The Agricultural Marketing Authority has suspended the imposition of a poultry levy after stakeholders agreed that the move would cripple farmers who are already suffering from economic hardships. The Statutory Instrument, Poultry and Poultry Products Development Regulations, 2013 required all poultry producers to register, pay levies and submit returns to the authority.
Also suspended is a processing fee of five(5) cents per kg “on all poultry meat and poultry products imported for resale”
In addition, a fee of “one cent would be paid for every chick sold or retained by a breeder.”
These levies and fees would have been payable to the Poultry Industry Development Fund for the development of the poultry industry.
Elita Chikwati, 2014,“ Poultry levy suspended”, The Herald, 7 May, viewed 17 May 2014, http://www.herald.co.zw/poultry-levy-suspended/
