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    "id": 945816,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ijara, PDR",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Sophia Noor",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sophia Abdi Noor",
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    "content": "The middlemen in this country have benefited much since most livestock farmers are illiterate. They do not have the capacity of understanding that there is an international market. So, this body will establish structures to deal with the marketing concerns. Therefore, the livestock farmers will gain and therefore transform this country as it will benefit in a big way through foreign exchange earnings. This body will promote the trade industry of livestock and livestock products, to include negotiation for markets outside the country, cooperation and coordination of the livestock trade. We know there are many markets out there like in the Middle East. Recently, I was in Morocco and the people there told me they are unable to meet the meat demand in their country. They were asking if they can enter into a memorandum of understanding with our country of importing meat from us. This is a ready market and this body should tap the markets out there. This body will advise our county governments and national Government in terms of marketing outside the country. We have a huge potential out there and they should establish relations with the private sector so as to attract investors and put up proper structures that will improve livestock farming in this country. When this body is finally put in place, duplication and competition among entities will be reduced. It will be limited. The person who will benefit directly from livestock farming will be the farmer. They will get an opportunity to talk to the people and negotiate. That will help them. This body will mobilise resources, not only within this country, but also outside. I am talking about human resource, financial resources and capacity building. This body will reach the farmers. It will collaborate with research institutions and encourage them to conduct proper research and studies that will be designed to promote value addition. We have a lot of small value addition ventures here and there. I have been to several livestock farms in this country and I have found that they are doing it in a small way. However, if you go to other countries, you will find huge industries with proper infrastructure for livestock farming. This body will facilitate marketing of livestock and livestock products. It will also develop skills and adopt appropriate value addition, just as I said before. Finally, this body will support proper infrastructure development. Look at what Botswana is doing in terms of livestock promotion. Livestock and livestock products are the second foreign exchange earner for Botswana. It has developed its livestock farming which is the second best after their minerals. In this country, even though there are no proper structures and coordination, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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