Exporters assured of govt help in removing hurdles to meat exports

The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Industries and Production, Haroon Akhtar Khan, has assured exporters that the government would remove hurdles in meat exports to various international markets and will extend all possible facilities to meat exporters. The minister assurance came while presiding over a meeting to address the bottlenecks faced by meat exporters in exporting meat to Malaysia. The meeting was attended by secretary of industries and production, Saif Anjum, along with representatives from both the public and private sectors. The meeting discussed issues and recommendations related to meat exports to Malaysia. Exp­orters identified main challenges including feed quality, livestock breed, high production costs, lack of cold chain facilities, limited banking support, and documentation hurdles.