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| Multi pronged strategy for increasing meat, egg production | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 9- To increase maize production and achieving self sufficiency in feed production in the state, the Government has suggested to the scientists of the two Agricultural Universities to evolve new and high yielding varieties of maize. Experts say that maize was one of the main ingredients for poultry feed production. According to these experts apart from Poonch and Rajouri, some hilly belts in Jammu and in the valley were the main maize producing areas. Since the area under maize too was decreasing because of farmers' shift to other crops there was need for introducing high yielding varieties so that the state had sufficient raw material for poultry feed production.
The Government has decided to take up various measures for decreasing state's dependence on import of poultry feed and poultry birds. A Government report says that the state imports 50 crore eggs annually as the local production fell short of the demand. The same report says that the consumption potential of eggs was between 200 and 300 crores. Under the new scheme emphasis is to be laid on increasing poultry meat and egg production by using a multi-pronged strategy.
To begin with the rearing capacity of day old chicks in the Government farms is being increased. A plan has been prepared which could encourage private entrepreneurs to establish more hatcheries in private sector. The Government has decided not to levy taxes on the import of day old chicks till the state till the state becomes self sufficient. The poultry department has been asked to promote large scale hatcheries for breeding of improved parent stock.
For increasing the poultry bird production the state needs added quantity of poultry feed. It is in this connection that the Government has decided to pay incentives to those who set up poultry and animal feed units. Experts say that for the successful running of poultry units there was need for increased availability of poultry and animal feed and it is in this connection that agricultural university scientists have been asked to evolve high yielding varieties of maize.
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