A Nepali woman sells pork meat at a vegetable and mat market in Kathmandu, Nepal.
In Nepal buffalo accounts 60% total consumption, mutton 21%, porks 7%, poultry 6%. The meat of many wild animals are also popular among people known as game meat.
Though Nepal is considered as world of festivals, so many animals are required for sacrifice. During festivals most of people of all age groups enjoy having different items of meat. The demand of meat is so high that after the immediate slaughter of animal, meat is marketed and consumed within a few hours by consumer. When consumer’s income increases probably there is highest demand of meat and meat products. Dashain which is greatest festival people get double salary from their job. From the transition zone between the hill and terai, goats are imported, where they tend to move southwards, to market. They are moved on hoof relatively for the short distance and are packed inside trucks for a long distance. So far, animals for meat are also imported from India and china. Mostly they are imported in large number during the month of July to October.
Nepal is also being developed in field of tourism ,so number of hotels and restaurants are also increasing. There is also high demand of meat from hotels, restaurants(catering trade) ,supermarket etc.
Mostly goat, sheep, buffalo, pig, poultry are reared for meat purpose which are sold for slaughter. Here we see most of buffaloes i.e older one no longer required for milk production ,older draught animals which are past their prime. Such animals are so imported for specifically for slaughter.
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