Kashmir youth take to poultry farming

Pulwama, Sep 24 (ANI): With an aim to increase employment opportunities for the young people in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities have initiated various schemes to encourage them into the arena of poultry farming.

Almost all the houses in Parigam village of Pulwama district possess small poultry farms.

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Bird flu strikes again, two Bengal villages affected

Less than three months of declaring it free from the dreaded bird flu, the virus has resurfaced in India with confirmed cases being reported from Nadia district of West Bengal. The agriculture ministry said the bird flu cases have been reported from two villages in Tehatta block in Nadia district of West Bengal.

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Poultry farmers warned against starving hens

JAIPUR: With the boom in poultry farming in Rajasthan making it the hub for the sector in the country, the state government has issued a stern warning to egg producers to desist from starving hens for eggs.

The state department of Animal husbandry has directed the veterinary officers to ensure that egg producers comply with . . . → Read More: Poultry farmers warned against starving hens

Poultry farming in Goa to get new wings

PANAJI: The state government has introduced a new scheme to support small scale poultry farming, where cash and free equipment will be provided to farmers as benefits. The scheme’s objective is to encourage poultry farming amongst farmers to generate supplementary income.

Under the scheme, a beneficiary that rears a minimum of 100 birds will . . . → Read More: Poultry farming in Goa to get new wings