Recommendations of national poultry congress 2004

Recommendations of national poultry congress 2004 Recommendations through the forum of this prestigious congress for the relief and assistance of Poultry industry at this critical juncture.

In the previous months, Bird Flu has ravaged Poultry Industry of far Eastern countries. The scare of this Bird Flu, like a monster,devastated the poultry setup of Pakistan. Even though the lethal virus H5N1 did not exist at all in Pakistan, our commercial farmers suffered heavy losses resulting into deep recession. According to

Pakistan Poultry Association, an investment of over 30 billions rupees has been drained in this media conviction. This sector is thus beset with numerous problems that urgently need to be addressed and resolved

In this scenario, the poultry sector is in dire straits and immediately needs all possible help, relief and assistance from the government. In order to resuscitate and revive this industry, I emphatically stress the government must provide immediate relief to this sector and the following incentives are strongly recommended to be immediately extended.

1. Ten years income tax exemption to all poultry setup be provided, by waiving the condition of formation of limited companies and regardless of the location of poultry enterprises.

2. Electricity tariff for the poultry farms/ hatcheries be the same as is applicable to other industrial units. I may mention here that poultry farms units are subjected to 10% commercial tariff on their total consumption whereas other industrial units are charged 1% and 3% of their total consumption as commercial tariff. Specially small farmers be charged electricity Tariff similar to tube wells as in agriculture sector.

3. Special grants and interest free loans to be given to small commercial poultry farmers whose establishments have been destroyed.

4. Local governments be directed not to impose any kind of taxes such as license fee, plan approval fees, development surcharges and fee for issuance of NOC on all poultry establishments, e.g., farms, hatcheries and feed mills.

5. The Local Government have evolved a new formula by virtue of which the poultry establishments / units are being subjected to huge amounts as property tax. Considering the plight of the poultry farmers, it is imperative that relief against the levy of property tax upon poultry establishment should be granted.

6. Incentives in the form of allotment of state land and interest free loans should be given to qualified veterinarians for establishment of disease diagnostic laboratories.

7. Direction be issued that Chicken be compulsorily served in all Government, semi government Functions. 8. Instead of two, be three meatless days declared effective in a week.

9. Import duties upon the import of feed additive, pharmaceutical products and equipments be withdrawn.

10. Twenty percent rebate be offered upon the export of day old chicks, eggs and chicken meat. 11. Poultry industry presently be declared a calamity hit industry.

12. Simplification of veterinary drug registration procedure.

13. Spurious drugs/ vaccine be banned.

Prof. Dr. Manzoor Ahmed
(Vice Chancellor)
University of Veterinary &
Animal Science - Lahore.