Minister Livestock & Dairy Development Sardar Husnain Bahadar Dareshak on Thursday assured the poultry sector that the government is fully alive to the problems and issues faced by this sector and expressed his commitment to resolve them. "Our government is taking every possible measure to resolve problems being faced by the poultry sector in close coordination with all the provincial and Federal governments," the minister said while inaugurating the International Poultry Expo 2018 being arranged under the aegis of the Pakistan Poultry Association.
He said exemption of General Sales Tax (GST) /VAT on poultry feed, reduction in regulatory duty on feed raw materials, are few mentionable policy decisions taken by the present government. The minister visited exhibition and appreciated the huge participation of poultry entrepreneurs, new investors, researchers, veterinarians, students and consumers.
He also lauded the organizers for providing a capable platform where the participants are finding professional guidance and international exposure too. He hoped that the Poultry Expo 2018 will provide an opportunity to share information, progress and achievements made by poultry sector to meet domestic requirements at competitive price and challenge of the world food market. In Pakistan deficiency of animal protein foods for its rapidly growing population poses serious health hazards, which include mental retardation, mortality of about 12 percent in infants, lowered resistance to infections and reduces capacity to work. It is heartening to note that our poultry sector is bridging this gap in Pakistan.
He said that Pakistan Poultry Association, in collaboration with Ministry of Livestock & Dairy Development and its allied provincial organizations would make endeavors not only to sustain the present growth rate in the Poultry Sector but would also develop it to meet the challenges of self sufficiency and self reliance in the production of animal protein food in the country. He also requested the foreign investors to facilitate Pakistani poultry industry in terms of modern technology. He also said, "Our poultry industry should be self sufficient enough where multinational firms can buy every component of poultry industry from Pakistan even for processed food. This occasion provides interaction between all segments of poultry sector. I would expect the organizers, scientists and the participants to launch all out efforts to minimize cost of poultry production attributed to high inputs in the shape of high price of poultry feeds and disease challenges".
Faysal Hayat Khan, Advisor to Chief Minister Punjab put a great emphasis on the importance of poultry industry in Pakistan. While speaking on the occasion, Hamza Tariq Sufi, Director Sales and Marketing, SUFI Group of Companies stated, "The IPEX is a great opportunity for us to showcase our products to both fellow industry members and consumers both in Pakistan and overseas.
This is a great chance for us to share our learning and discuss the developments and research currently taking place with reference to our industry. We are proud to showcase how SUFI Group is bringing in state-of-the-art equipment and international best practices to Pakistan to help the poultry industry. We are pleased to be a part of this event and will continue to help however we can to improve the poultry industry at large."
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