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| Angola plans to destroy 11 million chicken eggs | Angola plans to destroy 11 million chicken eggs |
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| Angola will destroy 11 million eggs imported illegally into the country, the agriculture minister has said. | |
| The chicken eggs were brought in without an official health certificate, Afonso Pedro Canga is quoted by the state news agency as saying. | |
| He did not say from where the eggs, seized at the port in the capital Luanda, had been imported. | He did not say from where the eggs, seized at the port in the capital Luanda, had been imported. |
| Angola's government said in January that it wanted to boost consumption of domestically produced food and drink. | Angola's government said in January that it wanted to boost consumption of domestically produced food and drink. |
| Speaking at an agricultural fair in the south-western city of Lubango, Mr Canga said the production of eggs in Angola was increasing to meet demand. | |
| About 25 million eggs were laid each month, and he wanted this to increase by 10-15 million, Mr Canga said. | About 25 million eggs were laid each month, and he wanted this to increase by 10-15 million, Mr Canga said. |
| Angola has a population of 24.3 million, according to the 2014 national census. | Angola has a population of 24.3 million, according to the 2014 national census. |