Poultry Industry Has Potential To Contribute In Country's Export: PPA

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 14th Oct, 2018 ) :Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) on Wednesday said that the Rs800 billion poultry industry has a potential to contribute in increasing country's exports by tapping the potential world markets.

"We have to increase our exports to the potential markets of United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Qatar, Afghanistan and Central Asian States (cars) and need to further explore the new markets," Central Chairman Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA)�Dr Muhammad Aslam said this while talking to APP here.

He said that poultry products including chicken meat, processed chicken, hatching and eggs could be exported to these markets.

Replying to a question, he said that Chinese and South East Asian markets are also needed to be tapped for enhancing the exports.

He added that inputs cost should be decreased for providing competitiveness in international market.

He said, "The business of processed chicken could not be successful in local market as only less than 5 percent consumption has been registered in the regard." Dr Aslam said that poultry industry needs support from the government for increasing financial assistance in "Prime Minister Export's Enhance Package "including process meat, hatching and eggs.

He said that increasing exports through new potential markets would remove the internal issue of demand and supply and fluctuation of price in local markets.

Replying to another question, he said that around 2.5 million people are directly or indirectly employed in poultry industry, adding the government should evolve policy to shape the capacity programme for small formers in rural areas to train them for industry's growth and providing more employment opportunities in rural areas.

He said that "United State and Netherlands have specialisation in poultry industry and we can get cooperation from them for capacity building of new comers and small farmers to polish their skills." Replying to another question, he said reforms in tax system and also expand tax net in the country to enhance revenue for economic growth of the country.

He said continuity in policy was must for reviving the confidence of business community and investors to provide conducive business environment for them in the country.

He said that through reforms in country's taxation system, "We can increase the tax filers from 1.2 million to 5 millions".

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