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Rosy pictures ahead for the Indian poultry industry
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Monday, 12 July, 2010, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, Mumbai
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 Despite rising production and input and constant fear of avian influenza, the Indian poultry industry is budding as an organised sector without much interference from the government. During the last couple of decades the poultry industry has recorded impressive growth with good prospects for future.
Currently the annual production of eggs is over 53,000 million and 3.2 million tonnes of poultry meat. The country is now among the biggest egg and broiler producers in the world.
According to www.worldpoultry.net, with current production level, the poultry sector contributes about $9.3 billion to the gross national product and provides direct and indirect employment to over 3.2 million people.
Additionally, over 20 million maize farmers and 500,000 soybean farmers are directly dependent on the poultry sector, as more than 80 per cent of the maize and a very substantial share of soybean meal produced in the country are used by the poultry industry.
Andhra Pradesh is the leading poultry producing state with over 30 per cent of the country's eggs followed by Tamil Nadu (15 per cent), Punjab & Haryana (14 per cent) and Karnataka (8 per cent). Further, region-wise South India shares over 50 per cent of production.
According to reports, the per capita consumption of eggs has also gone up to 41 from an estimated 32 in 2005. The poultry sector has undergone a paradigm shift in structure and operation - it's transformation from merely a backyard activity into a major commercial activity has developed in a very short time.
With good quality feeds, better hybrids and proper management, production of up to 300 eggs per hen housed is obtained on many farms. Considerable support from the veterinary, health and poultry equipment manufacturers contributed to rapid expansion.
Further, growth in the broiler sector has been phenomenal as well. Earlier, broiler farms produced an average of 200-500 chicks per cycle. Today, units with less than 5,000 are becoming rare and units with 10,000-50,000 broilers per week are common. Many small layer units shifted to broilers as they are able to recycle their incomes in six weeks.
Full report on www.worldpoultry.net
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