I refer to Francois Baird’s letter (“No, exports won’t save the poultry sector (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/letters/2021-02-01-letter-no-exports-wont-save-the-poultry-sector/)”, February 1), as well as numerous others by different parties on the same subject published over the last few days.

The much-vaunted Poultry Master Plan, an excellent but in my view partial document, does not, as claimed, have chicken exports as its main aim. The government has made it clear that the protection of and increased market share for local poultry are the plan’s primary objectives...

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