India's poultry sector is rapidly expanding, providing a source of protein as well as employment in the country.
Introduction
The contribution of the poultry sector as an important tool in global efforts to overcome malnutrition and poverty in developing countries is widely recognized.
Poultry often represents a farmer’s first investment in the livestock ladder (followed by goats or sheep and then cattle) as a way of increasing income and emerging from the poverty trap.
The share of commercial poultry production by the private sector is expanding rapidly in India, and now accounts for 50 per cent of egg production and 60 per cent of meat production.
India is an agriculture-based developing country in south east Asia where natural disasters are frequent.
Poultry is one of the most important agricultural sub-sectors in the country and about 87 per cent of rural households rear poultry, with an average flock size of 6.9 birds.
Current status of the poultry sector
The poultry sector in India is dynamic and has potential for rapid poverty reduction through income generation and employment creation.
As commercial poultry farming gains in popularity, employment opportunities are created for rural farmers, retailers, traders, service providers, entrepreneurs, etc.
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traditional rural backyard scavenging systems;
semi-scavenging systems;
commercial farming systems; and
contract farming or integrated systems.
Rapid income growth, diversification in food demand patterns, decline in income-induced demand for rice and coarse grains, a dietary shift towards high-value foods,
and rapid migration to urban areas are increasing the demand for foods of animal origin; poultry meat and eggs are acceptable protein sources for many population groups.
Production of commercial broiler and layer day-old chicks has declined because of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI),
which was first identified in March 2007 and has caused irreparable losses to the poultry industry.
