Focus on good farming practices for ensuring quality poultry output

RAJSHAHI, Feb 15 (BSS): Speakers at a workshop in the district said the role of private sector is paramount for manufacturing and marketing of safe poultry feed to make a healthy nation.

They also laid emphasis on the good poultry farming practice for ensuring safe poultry production which is very important to keep people free from diseases.

The observations came at a workshop styled "Role of Private Sector in Poultry Feed Safety" at conference hall of Department of Livestock Services (DLS) yesterday.

Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) organized the workshop in association with UKaid and British Council. An Issue-based project on "Food Safety Governance in Poultry Sector in Bangladesh" supported it.

DLS Deputy Director Dr Sheikh Azizur Rahman, Assistant Director Dr Humayun Kabir, District Livestock Officer Nizam Uddin, Additional District Livestock Officer Dr Zulfikar Akhter Hossain, Upazila Livestock Officer Ismail Hossain and CAB Project Officer Mijanur Rahman addressed the workshop as resource persons.

Dr Sheikh Azizur Rahman told the workshop that Measures should be taken to bring all the poultry farmers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers and others concerned under necessary training to enhance their knowledge in this field.

All quarters like farmers, hatchery owners, poultry bird sellers, feed meal manufacturers and sellers and the field level officers and staffs should work together to this end, he said, adding poultry industry has the potential to help Bangladesh achieve the Sustainable Development Goals such as eliminating malnutrition and ensuring better health of the countrymen.

During his concept paper presentation, Agriculturist Mohidul Hassan, Field Officer of the project, gave an overview of the country's poultry sector.

He puts forward a set of recommendations on how to make the poultry sector safe and hygienic.