The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) plans to expand the sector over the next two years through investments totalling R900 million, according to Izaak Breitenbach, general manager of SAPA's Broiler Organisation.
This was despite failing infrastructure around the country, threats of disease outbreaks, and the ongoing ‘dumping’ of imported poultry products on the domestic market, as well as South Africa's poor economic situation.
Breitenbach added that