Displaying items by tag: SIRMA KARAPEEVA

Students considering a future career in New Zealand’s red meat industry are encouraged to apply for a 2022 Meat Industry Association (MIA) Scholarship.

There has been widespread praise for the UK FTA from all primary sector leaders.

Mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for meat sector workers is still up in the air.

There's been a swift and positive response from the red meat and dairy sectors to the Government's belated announcement to free up visa arrangements for up to 9,000 migrant workers in the primary sector.

After the Government released details on a new residency pathway, the industry is reacting with relief.

A major upheaval in the global beef market isn't expected to translate into gains for New Zealand exporters.

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) says it's facing bureaucratic barriers from Immigration NZ as it tries to get sufficient halal butchers for the coming season.

The Meat Industry Association (MIA) and Beef + Lamb NZ (B+LNZ) say they welcome China’s formal application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Meat Industry Association (MIA) chief executive Sirma Karapeeva sees no end in sight to the shipping and logistical woes that the meat and other primary sectors are facing.

The penny seems to have dropped that the workforce which produces food for local and export markets are very much essential workers.