Meat Corporation of Namibia, locally known as MeatCo, is a meat processing company headquartered in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It is the largest exporter of prime beef in Namibia.[2]
History
The Swameat Corporation was established in 1986 as a state organization in charge of meat production and exports in Namibia. In 2001, it changed its name to Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco).[3]
In 2003, following an EU ban on Namibian meat imports, Meatco had to return 17 containers of fresh meat to Africa.[4] In 2008, Meatco started exports to Switzerland and Dubai.[5]
According to The Namibian,[6]