According to the Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs Forum, the poultry farming sector, which employs about 450,000 people, contributes three percent to the country's gross domestic product.
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A morning procession was held in Bharatpur on Thursday morning to mark the 13th National Poultry Day.
The program organized by the Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs Forum also included a traditional dance of the indigenous Tharu community and a tableau with panchebaja. Poultry entrepreneurs and college students studying animal science also joined the morning procession.
In Nepal, the then King Mahendra inaugurated the Central Hatchery in Bara Parwanipur on Poush 17, 2017. Poultry entrepreneurs believe that the modern era of poultry farming in Nepal began on that day.
Raghunath Bhatta, president of the Nepal Poultry Entrepreneurs Forum, said that National Poultry Day has been celebrated on Poush 17 every year since 2070.
The forum has stated that there is currently an investment of Rs 160 billion in the poultry industry in Nepal. Bhatta said that the poultry farming sector, which provides employment to about 450,000 people, has contributed about three percent to the country's gross domestic product.
The forum has made public information that the poultry industry generates an annual turnover of Rs 145 billion. The raw materials for feed consumed in the poultry sector are imported in large quantities.
Almost all vaccines, medicines, equipment, and machinery also come from abroad. Chairman Bhatta said that it is estimated that 45 billion rupees will be spent annually on imports of goods required by the poultry sector.
The poultry sector, which has been in decline since the Corona pandemic, has still not returned to its previous state, and illegal imports of meat, eggs, and chicks are still a big challenge, Bhatta said, so the government should be serious about protecting the poultry business.
