Poultry Development In India

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The value of output from poultry sector is nearly 15000 crore and it provides direct or indirect employment to over 2 million people. About 25 percent of total egg production in the country comes from desi poultry, which is unorganized rural backyard system. A target for achieving production of over 52 billion eggs by 2011-12, at a growth rate of 4.3 percent has been visualized by the Government of India.

Poultry sector, besides employment generation and subsidiary income increase, provides nutritional secutiry especially to the rural poor. Further, landless labourers derive more than 50 percent of their income from livestock especially poultry.

Central Poultry Development Organisations have been playing a pivotal role in the implementation of the policies of the Government with respect to poultry as a tool for alleviating nutritional hunger and palliating the impecuniosities of the resource-poor farmers especially the women. Read more

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Revival of Agriculture-Bumper Loan Relief For Farmers Soon

Good news for agriculture. A minimum of Rs 32000 crore loan is on its way. The announcement is likely to be made in the upcoming budget. It definitely has political motives behind it because this is last budget of the present government.

Whatever is the motive! It is a good news for agriculture sector. Read more

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