Transcript 'Issues & Challenges of Commercial Broilers & Breeding Farms'

Presentation by
Karnataka Poultry Farmers
& Breeders Association
At the workshop
“Present Status and Future Prospects of Poultry
Farming and Related Activities in Karnataka”
held under the Chairmanship of
Secretary to Government, Department of AH&F, GOK
on 13.2.2015 at 10.00 am
At Committee Room No. 317, 3rd Floor,
Vikasa Soudha, Bangalore -01
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• Poultry farming in the state of Karnataka is at par with global
standards in Productivity & performance.
• More than 10000 farmers are involved in poultry farming.
• There are three different types of poultry farming
1. Breeder Farms – a unit or place to rear & maintain
poultry parent stock
2. Layer Farms - a unit or place to rear & maintain
commercial egg laying birds
3. Broiler Farm – a unit or place to rear & maintain
commercial meat type birds
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• There are two major issues which are effecting poultry
farming
– Pricing: Farmers are not getting remunerative price for
their produce, due to issues like over production & higher
input costs.
– Exports: since our farmers are producing table eggs and
poultry meat of global standard, the poultry farming has to
get certain supports from the State/Central Government,
by which our farmers can become competitive globally
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Our Requests
To gear up poultry farming to be competitive there are certain
irritants which has to be addressed.
1) Agricultural Status
2) Custodians have to be the Officials of Animal Husbandry
Department
3) Easy access to procure Land for Poultry activities
4) Exemption from APMC Act & Cess
5) Reduction in VAT
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1) Agricultural Status
• Karnataka Land Reform act 1961, defines Poultry farming as
an agricultural activity. But, Gram Panchayats & local bodies
are insisting poultry farms to procure licenses, pay building
tax, pay development tax & payment of other taxes, though
licenses are not required for conducting agricultural activity.
• We request the Government of Karnataka to issue a GO in this
regard.
• Agriculture status will attract priority lending from bankers,
which will reduce the cost of fund. And will attract lot of
incentives which are available for agricultural activities.
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2) Exemption from APMC Act & Cess
• Poultry Farmers, who buy maize for making poultry feed,
should be fully exempted from APMC act & cess,
• Poultry farming community are the direct consumers of
Maize.
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3) Easy access to procure Land for Poultry
activities
• Poultry Farmers should be allowed to buy Agricultural land for
running poultry farms. Such poultry farmers should be
exempted from 79 A & 79 B of land reform act of 1961.
• Such acts (79 A & 79 B of KLR Act) are not present in the
states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh.
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4) Custodians have to be the Officials of
Animal Husbandry Department
• Poultry activity is rural based. We request the government to
make village veterinary officers of Animal Husbandry
Departments to be the custodians, overseeing good animal
husbandry practices in their respective circles.
• Such veterinary officers having Poultry knowledge should only
be authorized to issue notices if need arises.
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5) Reduction in VAT
• Poultry equipments in Karnataka attracts 14.5% VAT. States like
Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh & Telangana has 5% VAT.
• We request Karnataka State government to reduce VAT from 14.5% to 5%,
which will help the Karnataka poultry farmers to adopt technology,
equipment resulting in hygienic farming practices.
• Government has been encouraging processing of agri products to increase
shelf life & deliver hygienic food for its citizen.
• When poultry farming is processing live birds creating value, delivering
packaged hygienic food products it attracting VAT. This VAT is counter
productive and discouraging hygienic processing.
• We request the state government to withdraw VAT on processed &
packaged chicken products.
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THANK YOU
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