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State plans to boost egg production through women’s SHGs
- 20 Jan, 2019
- India
NAGPUR: State’s rural development department (RDD) is planning to boost egg production in state by replicating Amul dairy products model. The department sees a gap in demand and supply of eggs, which it feels could be bridged by boosting poultry farming in the state.
According to estimates with the department, as against a demand of 3 crore eggs per day, the production was only 75 lakh in Maharashtra. Close to 60,000 women self help groups (SHGs) are estimated to be engaged in poultry business across the state.
The state’s ‘yellow revolution plan’ calls for collecting production and also assuring a market for eggs. RDD would act as an aggregator which would link the farmers and buyers. There are plans for official announcement on January 23, said Aseem Gupta, secretary RDD. He was in the city to attend a seminar on food processing sector organized by Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA). The scheme will target women SHGs.
“The idea is to do away with market intermediaries so that the SHGs get right price for the produce. Poultry farming is one of the most preferred allied agriculture activity, and a large number of SHGs are into it. Despite a huge demand, major supplies, come from neighboring Telangana,” said Gupta.
The project was started on a pilot basis a month ago in Palghar district near Mumbai by promoting eggs of native poultry breeds. Already a tie-up has been entered into and a major corporate player has agreed to buy eggs produced in the area, said the officer.
Similar arrangements will be worked out in every district. Talks are under way with major players in the business for buying the produce from SHGs, he said. Gupta said at present the market was dominated by poultry farmers in Telangana. They offer competitive rates even after adding transportation costs, he said.
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