Kano to commence exportation of processed meat to neighbouring countries

The Sarkin Power of the Kura Slaughterhouse in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State, Alh. Ubale Tantabara, has said that state animal traders will soon start exporting processed meat instead of the usual live ruminants like cows, sheep, and goats.

He made this known on Wednesday while speaking with the press, adding that in the Kura Local Government Area, they slaughter about 10 to 40 cows and other ruminants in a day.

Besides this slaughterhouse in Kura town, there are similar slaughterhouses across other local government areas in the state, where meat would be processed and either sold to customers within or outside the state and even exported to neighbouring countries.

He emphasised that beef, mutton, and chevon would be processed, preserved, and taken in large commercial quantities to Abuja FCT, the southern region, and foreign countries for sale.

According to him, this development follows the provision of slaughterhouses across 20 of the 44 local government areas of the state by the Abba Yusuf administration.

He disclosed that the benefitting local government areas include Kura, Bichi, Dawakin Tofa, Rano, Doguwa, Bebeji, Shanono, and Tundun Wada, among others.

He highlighted that “now, we are leveraging the new abattoir to start exporting processed meat instead of live animals.”

Alhaji Tantabara also disclosed that “the problem of all slaughterhouses is water, but with the solar-powered borehole, the Kura slaughterhouse has no problem.”

He stated that the slaughterhouses have been built by the Agro Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank, Lives Livelihood Fund (LLF), and other partners.