Iran, worlds third largest ostrich breeder ?

"Iran is third only to South Africa and China in the world for ostrich breeding. Keyvan Niamanesh, the managing director of the largest ostrich farm told MNA on Wednesday that some 120,000 to 150,000 ostriches are annually raised in Iran. He also explained that 4,000 tons of ostrich white meat is annually produced in Iran that can increase the protein per capita of Iranians."


Iran, worlds third largest ostrich breeder

Botswana ostrich farming

"Botswna has also stepped up efforts to improve poultry production mainly chicken and ostrich farming where it is rated as one of the bigest ostrich farming nations in the world.
A visiting expert from Kenya's Eastern and Southern Leather Industries Association, Dr Samuel Kiruthu, has said that lack of skills in Botswana to utilise abundant hides and skins - which if commercialised - can bring more income to farmers.
Dr Kiruthu said to prosper in the industry, Batswana should establish their own tanneries to produce quality products for domestic use, production of finished products rather than exporting them as raw materials."



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ZIMBABWE: Rethinking fast-track land reform

"Since the 2000 land invasions began, Zimbabwe's economy has gone into freefall. Foreign companies will get their farms back, but the country's white farmers will be left in the cold. The first beneficiary of the initiative will be an Indonesian company breeding ostriches in Matabeleland North Province, according to the head of an Indonesian delegation touring the country, but Indonesia's minister for the empowerment of women, Prof Meuria Swasono, said the company would have certain obligations. The ostrich and leather exporting concern will meet the costs of moving the settlers to their new homes, and be responsible for building new accommodation and sinking boreholes."


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News from Azerbaijan and South Caucasus

The founder of “Ostrich” Ali Bayramov stressed that their organization is the first one in South Caucasus that is involved in breeding ostriches. It should be mentioned that the first time, this organization that has been functioning for two years started to breeding 180 ostriches brought from South African Republic in Azerbaijan. Providing available and safe products is the main activity principle of the farmer economy “Ostrich” that is engaged in breeding ostriches and producing various types of meat products from them in Azerbaijan.
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