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Prices of chicken and eggs will go up even higher if there is no government intervention, said Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. He continued that the government, including the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP), had and will continue to take proactive steps to balance the rise of chicken and egg prices in the market. Among the steps already taken were extending the Malaysian Family Maximum Price Control Scheme (SHMKM) until Feb 4, importation of frozen round chicken and providing soft loan facilities…

The Vice Chancellor of Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Dr. Anupam Mishra has mooted the idea of adopting the Maibam Kabui Village of Bishnupur district as a model village by the varsity. He made the above statement while speaking as the chief guest in a one day farmers training programme on the scientific rearing of pig for profitable income under AICRP on Cotton which was organized by the Directorate of Research, CAU, Imphal in collaboration with Saheed Madhumangal Foundation, Tera Keithel. Saying that CAU, Imphal, Manipur; has a policy of making…

Change in Government policy on the import of Poultry will definitely encourage the local producers. The government’s decision to cancellation of the 50% Benchmark value reduction policy on some 43 selected items including poultry,  the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association is confident, the policy measure will boost the local poultry industry Effective from January 4, 2022, 43 items including poultry imports will no longer benefit from the 50%  reduction on their benchmark values. Ghana’s poultry industry players have on numerous occasions lamented the unfair competition they face from imported products…

The Board of Investments (BOI) of the Philippines has approved the application for the registration of Agro Azienda Inc. for its P195.5 million new broiler chicken production in Maragondon, Cavite. Listed under the “Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry” of the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), the transitional Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP) of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises” (CREATE) Act, the broiler chicken project is qualified for registration. Agro Azienda has a capacity of 2,310,000 birds per year and has acquired brand new equipment to be installed in…

The All India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) on poultry breeding, Mannuthy, under the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Science University (KVASU), bagged the national breed conservation award for 2021. The Centre received the prestigious award from ICAR – The National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) for the conservation and research activities on the Tellicherry breed, the only registered native chicken breed from the State. The award carries a citation and a purse of ₹10,000. The award was established by ICAR – NBAGR for their contribution towards conservation and improvement of…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has lifted a ban on the import of eggs and other poultry products from India. The move follows an assurance by New Delhi that it would follow biosafety norms set by the World Organization for Animal Health to prevent infection from bird flu.India will be able to export table eggs, hatching eggs and day-old chicks to the UAE “from two establishments in Tamil Nadu,” officials said. Poultry imports from India were banned for at least five years due to concerns over bird flu. India had…