POULTRY FARMING IN INDIA'S NORTHERN JAMMU AND KASHMIR ALL SET TO FETCH RICH RETURNS. (DV-88)

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Poultry farming in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir all set to fetch rich returns.

New breeds of poultry birds introduced by the state government's Animal Husbandry Department in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir will boost overall production.

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SRINAGAR, JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA (OCTOBER 14, 2009) (ANI-ACCESS ALL)

1. EXTERIORS OF A POULTRY FARM

2. A MAN CARRYING HENS

3. HENS

4. CLOSE OF HENS FEEDING

5. A MAN PICKING UP EGGS

6. CLOSE OF EGGS

7. HENS BEING FED

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) FAROOQ AHMAD KALOO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, SAYING: "Sixty-five percent of our poultry produce is indigenous. More and more people are getting involved in this industry worth 3000 crore of rupees (30 billion rupees)."

9. EGGS BEING PACKED

10. CLOSE OF MAN WORKING AT A POULTRY FARM

11. STAMP BEING PUT ON EGGS

12. EGGS BEING PACKED

13. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) NAZIR AHMAD TRAMBOO, A POULTRY FARM OWNER, SAYING: "Around 16 million have been hatched till now whereas the demand of poultry is double. So there is a gap between supply and demand. We are demanding more hatcheries in the private sector."

14. HENS BEING INJECTED

15. MEN INJECTING HENS

16. HENS BEING FEED

17. INTERIOR OF A POULTRY FARM

STORY: Poultry farm owners in India's northern Jammu and Kashmir state can look forward to an increased production and simultaneous rise in their overall income.

The credit for encouraging trend goes to the state government's Animal Husbandry Department of which has introduced new breeds of poultry birds.

Over the last couple of years, the business of poultry farming has witnessed most encouraging progress.

"Sixtyfive percent of our poultry produce is indigenous. More and more people are getting involved in this industry worth 3000 crore of rupees (30 billion rupees)," said Farooq Ahmad Kaloo, Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry, Jammu and Kashmir.

Apart from this, the poultry farm owners are also trained in the latest techniques of managing the birds.

All these steps have boosted the production of eggs as well as broiler birds.

Poultry farm owners say there is huge gap between demand and supply, which they want to capitalise for gains in the long run.

"Around 16 million have been hatched till now whereas the demand of poultry is double. So there is a gap between supply and demand. We are demanding more hatcheries in the private sector," said Nazir Ahmad Tramboo, a poultry farm owner.

To meet the needs of the consumers, the state government of Jammu and Kashmir has made elaborate arrangements for quick transport and movement of poultry farm produce in the valley.