At a time when Odisha being a consumer State depending heavily on neighbouring States to procure its essential items like potato, fish and poultry, an Indonesia-based multinational company (MNC), Japfa Comfeed India Pvt ltd, organised a ‘Poultry Awareness Campaign’ in the State at Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
The campaign is aimed at spreading awareness among Odisha farmers about the benefits of poultry farming and its marketing, informed the company’s national sales manager AD Nath.
Nath said Odisha has requisite potentials to be self-sufficient in poultry production and Japfa is determined in this direction. Participating in the mega campaign, Apicol MD Omm Kar spelt out various subsidy schemes available for farmers to develop poultry.
Calling upon the farmers, entrepreneurs and investors of the State to grab this opportunity, managing director of Japfa Group Prasad Wagh emphasised that the company is committed to maintaining quality products.
Group vice-president Ardi Budiono said the company has an ambitious expansion plan for Odisha that would be unveiled very soon.