KUALA LUMPUR – The National Farmers’ Organisation (Nafas) has started importing whole chickens from poultry producers with the first stockpile of 21 tonnes in one container set to arrive today.
The Farmers’ Organisation Authority (FOA), in a statement, said the supply was imported from poultry producers that had obtained approval from the Veterinary Services Department.
“The next chicken supply will be brought into the country on Monday, namely three containers that will be placed in the Nafas freezer room in Sg Bakap, Penang,” the statement read.
It added that the FOA, through Nafas and State Farmers’ Organisations (SFO), has been given the main task of implementing the chicken buffer stock programme to stabilise the country’s chicken supply needs.
According to the FOA, the programme would be implemented in stages, in collaboration with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (Fama) and SFO, especially in terms of cold room facilities usage.
In addition, FOA said that the distribution of chicken would be done through SFO, Area Farmers’ Organisations and Fama networks, while FOA would monitor the implementation of import scheduling by Nafas.
The Selangor, Johor and Perak SFOs have been selected to assist Nafas in carrying out the programme and other SFOs would also be included based on current needs. – Bernama, June 18, 2022
