Economic Reporter :
Around 60 lakh people, of whom 40 percent women, are currently employed in the country’s poultry industry directly or indirectly.
The investment in the industry is above Taka 30,000 crore while it contributed about 2 percent in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) President Mashiur Rahman told.
He said about Taka 55,000 to 60,000 crore more will be needed to invest in the sector by 2021. There are about 65,000 to 70,000 poultry farms across the country, Mashiur added. He said around 821 crore eggs were produced from the poultry farms in 2016 while the number was 712 crore in 2015 and 639 crore in 2014. The demand of eggs will increase to about 1,480 crore by 2021, he said.
The BPICC president said the poultry industry is developing gradually reducing import dependency. A silent revolution has taken place in this sector as the investment is now around Taka 30,000 while it was Taka 1,500 crore only in the 80s.
According to the BPICC sources, the production of chicken was 6.75 lakh tons in 2016 while it was 5.74 lakh tons in 2016 and 5.51 lakh tons in 2014.
Mashiur said, “We are now self-reliant in producing eggs and broiler chickens. We have seven grandparent stock farms and around 80 small parent stock farms across the country.”
Around 60 lakh people, of whom 40 percent women, are currently employed in the country’s poultry industry directly or indirectly.
The investment in the industry is above Taka 30,000 crore while it contributed about 2 percent in the GDP (Gross Domestic Product), Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC) President Mashiur Rahman told.
He said about Taka 55,000 to 60,000 crore more will be needed to invest in the sector by 2021. There are about 65,000 to 70,000 poultry farms across the country, Mashiur added. He said around 821 crore eggs were produced from the poultry farms in 2016 while the number was 712 crore in 2015 and 639 crore in 2014. The demand of eggs will increase to about 1,480 crore by 2021, he said.
The BPICC president said the poultry industry is developing gradually reducing import dependency. A silent revolution has taken place in this sector as the investment is now around Taka 30,000 while it was Taka 1,500 crore only in the 80s.
According to the BPICC sources, the production of chicken was 6.75 lakh tons in 2016 while it was 5.74 lakh tons in 2016 and 5.51 lakh tons in 2014.
Mashiur said, “We are now self-reliant in producing eggs and broiler chickens. We have seven grandparent stock farms and around 80 small parent stock farms across the country.”
