It has come to light that Meatco has been selling its products at significantly cheaper prices on the international market compared to its local competitors.
The company is bleeding financially and is being bailed out by the government regularly.
The Vice-Treasurer of the Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU) says farmers in the Northern Communal Area (NCA) are struggling to access drought relief for their livestock.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform officially handed over the Rundu abattoir to MeatCo yesterday.
The abattoir is intended to serve as a market for cattle and small stock farmers in the Kavango East, West, and surrounding regions.
The Minister of Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform, Carl Schlettwein, says MeatCo still remains a crucial entity in the meat market and that it has no immediate replacement.
