Tanzania exported a record 10,000 tonnes of meat to the Middle East in the first six months of this year.

This offers prospects of a reliable market there as only 7,000 tonnes were exported during the whole of 2021.

“By December this year, the tonnage will certainly be double the amount exported until June,” said Livestock and Fisheries minister Mashimba Ndaki.

He revealed this during a regional meeting on meat production for the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) member states.

The meeting discussed value addition to red meat from the indigenous livestock breeds in the 16-nation Sadc bloc.

The opening up of the Middle East market for meat from Tanzania followed recent move to reach out to those markets.