• Matthew DlaminiFEEDMASTER, the leading animal feed manufacturer in Namibia has started the construction of a state-of-the-art mill at its Okapuka farm outside Windhoek.
The factory is expected to cost N$31 million and produce approximately 140 000 tonnes of feed a year.
According to Ian Collard, chief executive officer Namib Mills Investments (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd the investment will enable Feedmaster to serve the Namibian livestock producers with scientific and technologically advanced animal feeds.
“This investment came as a result of constant growth in the ruminant feed market sector and advances in local precision farming practises which require the use of animal feeds to improve livestock production profitability,” he told a media conference at the factory last week.
The new Feedmaster mill will replace the one in the northern industrial area of Windhoek. The construction of the latest technology Techmach designed ruminant feed mill, commenced in January 2017 and will be commissioned during September.
Feedmaster is part of the NMI Group of Companies which comprises a number of dynamic and diversified subsidiaries in the wheat and maize milling industry, pasta manufacturing, broiler production, animal feed and related manufacturing industries.
The group also has investments in Botswana, Swaziland, Mauritius and South Africa.
Feedmaster was founded on 27 June 1983 and was registered as a subsidiary of Namib Mills, with the initial purpose to add value to milling by-products.
Initially Feedmaster only had maize chop as strategic raw material available and the first mixed feeds were produced with shovels on a cement platform.
With Namib Mills investing in a wheat mill in 1986, a wider range of feed products were developed and manufactured with mechanical mixing equipment.
Feedmaster and its subsidiary Veekos in Upington South Africa, have grown to an animal feeds business with annual sales in excess of 160 000 tonnes, and an annual turnover of around N$800 million.
The new feed mill design allows Feedmaster to produce a diversified range of specialised products, ranging from roughage, containing feeds for game to macro feed concentrates for the feedlot industry.
The technical advanced and accurate batching and uniform mixing technology will result in precision feed formulations and superior animal performance.
Feedmaster strives to understand the needs of the Namibian farmer and prides itself in its strong commitment to feed quality, performance and service.
“As primary objective all our products aim towards adding optimal value to our customers. We believe in caring for the environment with the limited resources we have at our disposal. We believe in making the most of what we have – for both present and future generations.
“This is one of the driving forces behind our endeavours to further improve feed conversion efficiency, animal production and care for the environment,” Collard concluded.
– matthew@namibian.com.na
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