Nepal's Abhinash Group expands its Narayani Poultry farm

Abhinash Group has been preparing to up its production by increasing number of broiler chicks at Narayani Poultry from 60,000 heads to 150,000 heads.

The group is also hiring 150 more staffers to support its expansion plan. The fresh recruitment would double the group’s existing workforce to 300. "We are planning to produce 400,000 chicks, including 50,000 layers, every week. The expansion of Narayani Poultry will be completed within six months," Guna Chandra Bista, pioneer of Abhinash, said.

The group has invested over Rs 500 million (US$5.86 million) in its ventures. It records an average annual turnover of Rs 120 million (US$1.41 million).

Under the Abhinash Group are Abhinash Feeds, Abhinash Hatchery, Abhinash Poultry and Narayani Poultry. The group produces 60,000 broiler and 25,000 layers chicks every week. The nation produces a total of 1.2 million broiler and 60,000 layer chicks every week.

Bista said growing demand for chicks from farmers and shortage of chicks in the market encouraged him to open a hatchery farm in Chitwan. "I started this hatchery farm in consultation with Indian experts, who provided me valuable inputs on the successful management of hatchery farms in hot areas like Chitwan," Bista added.

Abhinash Hatchery started with 2,000 parent chicks of Key Stone Brown - an Indian breed of layers. Abhinash Poultry produces 800 kilogrammes of broiler chicken every day. The daily production of dressed chicken hovers around 350,000 kilogrammes.