To help generate a sustainable source of income for tribals, besides traditional farming, the Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) has distributed poultry birds in Peth tehsil of Nashik district. A new variety of Jowar seeds was also distributed.

PUNE: Very high production costs have made poultry farming an unviable business and have forced closure of scores of small and medium farms since this year, the National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has said.

Local estimates believe that demand for processed chicken meat is growing between 15-20% per year, according to a recent USDA GAINS report.The organised sector produces an estimated 80% of total chicken meat production, and is mainly concentrated in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and West Bengal. The live poultry market constitutes 90 to 95% of total sales since most consumers prefer freshly culled chicken meat.

Several residents of Melapalayam in Chennimalai Panchayat Union on Monday complained to the district administration about spread of unknown ailments in seven wards of Ottaparai panchayat due to presence of poultry units.

His wedding was just a week away. But his anxiety to complete his wedding shopping, led him to rob a poultry farm, and he ended up in jail.

The Hosakote police said Firdosh (26) and his associate had made away with Rs. 1.8 lakh by robbing the farm employees last Wednesday.

MUMBAI: Suresh Mittal, professor at Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine, has been awarded a grant of $1.55 million by The National Institutes of Health ( USA) for research on rare Bird Flu vaccine. 

The Indian poultry industry is likely to face competition from cheap chicken leg imports from the US which could soon flood the market if the government is not able to come up with fresh reasons why poultry from the world's largest producer should not be allowed.

BENGALURU: The city has seen a surge in demand for beef and pork in the last one month, with the prices of pulses and vegetables spiraling out of control thanks to rain and poor supply.

With shortage of feed staring at it, the poultry industry has asked the Union Government to remove duties on import of maize and soya to bail out the farmers. Severe drought across the country has resulted in poor flow of maize and soya, the main feed for the industry.

Poultry India, an international standard exhibition for the poultry industry has been formed by studing the needs and objectives of the above facts and has been playing a important role in the modernisation of the economy of Poultry Industry in India. Poultry India has continued its efforts and reach every year to bring new businesses in technologies, poultry nutrition and animal health from all around the work to India.

Indian poultry industry is suffering with several problems due to various reasons including lack of protein awareness, improper vaccination to the birds, high rate of interest to the poultry farmers, poor marketing and storage facilities, rising poultry feed prices and increase in other infrastructure costs, said Ranjith Reddy, president, Poultry Breeders Association of Telangana.

With rapidly growing market for poultry, entrepreneurs in the sector are all set to explore the e-commerce possibilities of processed chicken.

In the changing environment, broiler chicken is gaining preference for its price competitiveness, nutritional quality, availability and absence of religious taboos tagged with it.

The average per capita consumption of poultry meat in Telangana is as low as 7 kg while global per capita average consumption of chicken meat is over 11 kg, said Ranjith Reddy, chairman of SR Hatcheries and president of Poultry Breeders Association of Telangana while announcing the 9th edition of South Asia’s largest Poultry Expo from November 24, 2015 in Hyderabad.

HYDERABAD: The poultry industry in the state is making a quick shift from its conventional live chicken business to the newly growing ‘processed chicken’. With the expansion of global fast food outlets such as KFC and McDonald, the poultry industry found a huge scope for enhancing their share in processed chicken market.

Hyderabad: As many as 220 companies, including 40 from overseas, are scheduled to display their products and services at Poultry India 2015 exhibition which will take off in the city on November 25.

Rural demand for eggs, broilers and other poultry products are falling due to drought. Raw material cost, largely feedstock, for farmers has risen significantly; their realisations have not improved.

Entrepreneurs showed interest in dairy and poultry ventures. There is immense potential for food processing in the sector. Emerging market will be for ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products, said T P Sethumadhavan, Director of Entrepreneurship.