As per report the coronavirus outbreak and the consequent lockdown have pushed the poultry sector in the country into a crisis with losses projected at Rs 22,500 crore beginning february this year, prompting the apex body of poultry breeders to seek Centre's intervention to bail it out. The All india Poultry Breeders Association (AIPBA) has sought restructuring of loans, interest subvention among others from the narendra Modi-led government to help the industry tide over the crisis.

 

Vice President of the Association, suresh chitturi said the industry suffered heavily, beginning february, owing to false information linking coronavirus to the consumption of chicken and eggs and subsequently due to problems in movement of poultry during the lockout. chitturi told "Rumours began doing rounds in the first week of february, which affected us very badly. Some people spread false information that chicken and eggs should not be consumed. The adverse impact continued for about six weeks". Even though the poultry industry recovered a bit following the clarification issued by them that eating chickens were safe, issues relating to the inter-state movement of eggs and chickens at various parts of the country hurt the sector.

 

According to the Association, the industry employs more than 10 lakh poultry farmers and contributes Rs 1.3 lakh crore to the country's GDP directly.

The sector provides a direct benefit to more than one crore maize and soya agriculture farmers. Poultry farming offers direct and indirect employment to over five crore indian citizens engaged in poultry production, trading, feed manufacturing, agriculture crops, logistics, exports and others.

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