Poultry Business in Pakistan
With investments of roughly Rs1.1 trillion, poultry is one of Pakistan’s fastest-growing sectors. The sector is the largest agro-based segment, providing employment and income to nearly 1.5 million people directly and indirectly, according to a report from the Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA). The industry is expanding quickly, at a rate of 10-12% annually. The poultry business currently consumes agricultural products worth about Rs190 billion, accelerating the growth of the agricultural industry. There are an estimated 15,000 poultry farms in the nation, and they can produce anywhere between 5,000 and 500,000 broilers. 1,245 million kg of chicken meat is produced annually in Pakistan by the poultry sector.
Mostly there is only white chicken farming at a commercial level and not everyone is able to conduct this business because it is costly. It requires a tremendous amount of capital to set up a shed for white chickens because they are supposed to grow in the controlled shed and it’s not as easy to manage such farms as it seems to be. Well! this fact doesn’t mean that you can never take a start poultry business in Pakistan, you can but with a bit different style, because Poultry is 2nd largest industry in Pakistan and there exists a massive gap between the requirement of poultry products and the production of poultry products, so there is still a way to take advantage of.
An Ideal Poultry Choice in Pakistan
Backyard poultry farming is an ideal choice for the poultry business in Pakistan due to several major reasons. Backyard Poultry does not mean that you will only be raising birds at the home level, you can earn a lot by starting a backyard poultry farm by buying enough birds that can fulfill the needs of your area. It is not a fact that only commercial farming or white chicken farming will give you huge profits, profits can also be generated by backyard poultry farming.
Benefits of Backyard Poultry Farming
Backyard Poultry farming is an ideal poultry choice in Pakistan due to following major reasons;
- You can start at a small level even with one cage being cornered in any space of your house
- You can feed them with your kitchen leftover; it will help to reduce the cost of chicken feed and manage your food waste.
- Backyard Poultry farming is a great hobby for every aged person, as it doesn’t need any special techniques to raise the birds.
- It helps you to get quality protein in form of chicken meat, soups, and eggs
- If you have a small garden at your home then this Backyard Poultry farming is going to create a great ecosystem and decomposing system to maintain a natural cycle of nutrients in the environment.
- it is also a great source of income for housewives; you can sell fresh eggs, and fresh chicken meat to generate money.
- Backyard Poultry farming is a healthier physical and mental activity for your kids.
- One of the great things about backyard poultry farming in Pakistan is that you can sell eggs at the commercial level without paying any GST, Woah! Isn’t it a great piece of news? Because on some dairy items there is a tax exclusion in Pakistan, so you can take great advantage of this and prosper the profit!!!
How to start backyard poultry farming?
It is simple but not too simple too. Before buying any flock do your good research on production capacity, immunity level, and feed intake on available breeds in your area. In Pakistan, Black Australorp is one of the breeds that excel in the aforementioned qualities when compared with other Pakistani breeds. Hence, you can buy a flock of any age and manageable number and rush to our Youtube channel instantly for step-by-step guidance on raising chickens successfully and start your backyard poultry farming by the end of this week.