Luna Export Slaughterhouse PLC

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Established in 2000, Luna Export Slaughterhouse PLC is one of the leading export abattoirs in Ethiopia. The company currently exports livestock carcasses and meat to the U.A.E. and Saudi Arabia. The abattoir is FSSC 22000, ISO 9001:2015 and Halal certified. The fresh produce distribution business line also distributes fresh fruits, vegetables and meat in Addis Ababa through shops owned by the Company. The Project represents Luna Slaughterhouse PLC’s backward integration into feed crop farming and animal fattening by establishing a modern livestock farm and securing quality livestock on a long-term sustainable basis (“the Project”). The Project is expected to improve access to markets for approximately 7,000 small scale producers (pastoralists and agro pastoralists). Through the Project, these small-scale producers will benefit from improved breeding, feeding, animal health support and water access for their animals.  IFC expects the Project to increase integration of the Ethiopian meat export sector, domestically and internationally, through replication and demonstration effects. Domestically, the Company would be the first semi-intensive goat farm in Ethiopia. The backward integration from meat export into livestock production is expected to achieve better fattening and conditioning leading to higher meat yield and income. If successful, players in Ethiopia could replicate the model, thereby transforming goat cultivation and export in Ethiopia. Internationally, the Project will assist the Company with repositioning of imported Ethiopian goat meat in the Gulf market by improving product quality and introducing complete traceability.