The TIABA STORY

12 Mile - Port moresby

Settlers squatting in and around a State owned abattoir at 12 Mile outside Port Moresby have been warned to vacate the premises by Sunday 16th of October 2022; this comes after numerous warnings dating back to 2019 have fallen on deaf ears.
The Illegal settlers were warned by Police officers yesterday; the officers acting on behalf of the Livestock Development Corporation warned these squatters to vacate the area immediately or face the consequences. Staff will also be asked to accommodate only their spouses and children, not relatives or others at Tiaba.
The Livestock Development Corporation Managing Director Terry Koim said albeit having conducted numerous awareness – these squatters continuously defied all lawful instructions from LDC and continued to ignore warnings, resulting in such drastic measures being actioned.
He added that these illegal settlers have not only grown in numbers over the years, they have also erected illegal road-side markets which has not only become an eyesore to the public, it has also become an issue which prevents further progress of work within the perimeters of the abattoir.

The Livestock Development Corporation operations staff ensures pasture and forage are well managed to feed the cattle to ensure cattle health standards are maintained

 

The picture here demonstrates the use of heavy machinery to uproot tree stumps and clearing of vegetation to plan grass and forage suitable for feeding the cattle 

With Limited funding from the Government, Livestock Development Corporation was able to secure and construct the permanent fencing around the Tiaba estate for the cattle undergoing extensive feeding before processing. 

Tiaba Cattle Stockyard had been completed in time to accommodate and cater for cattle to be transported from Launakalana.

 

The stockyard serves as the loading and unloading bay for the cattle into and out of Taiba

The LDC owned Tiaba Abattoir at 12 mile is one of only two abattoirs out of 5 across the country which are currently in operation; the abattoir has the capacity of holding 50 beef carcasses and up to 100 pig carcasses per day or delivering 10 tonnes of fresh meat per day. When well managed the abattoir has the potential to produce 4,000 tonnes of beef or pork per year, which would contribute 30 % in import replacement of these meat products

100 Cattles have been transferred to the redeveloped Tiaba feed lot and abattoir facility to go into the slaughter house. The cattle will undergo extensive feeding to nourish them to be slaughtered.

 

The refurbished abattoir facility will be commissioned into operation in the second quarter of this year and Livestock Development Corporation is expected to slaughter the first lot of cattle by then after having run down and out of operation for 25 years