The first standard and modern slaughterhouse in Rishkhur has been inaugurated with the presence of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Nasir Ahmad Durani.
The slaughterhouse has a slaughter and process capacity of 500 heads of goats and sheep, as well as 100 heads of cattle.
MAIL is due to complete the construction of three other standard slaughterhouses (Herat Slaughterhouse, Shakardara Slaughterhouse in Kabul and Balkh Slaughterhouse) by the end of the year and Kunduz Slaughterhouse by the summer of next year.
The total cost of building these Slaughterhouses is USD 30 million which is funded by Asian Development Bank.
