June 19, 2012

Sri Lanka government to assist egg production industry

Sri Lanka may be aiding its domestic egg production in order to improve the nutritional level of its citizens.

The Ministry of Economic Development will launch a special programme, under the Divi Neguma national agriculture programme, to provide assistance in increasing egg production in the country.

In the plans, the Ministry will distribute 900,000 chicks among 90,000 households across the country. Under the first stage of the program, 600,000 chicks will be distributed to 60,000 households.

The program aims to increase the nutritional level of people in the villages by encouraging the households to produce sufficient eggs, a convenient source of protein and nutrition, for the family.

Under the programme, the Ministry of Economic Development will provide the required money to obtain the chicks and build the facilities to house them. The Ministry expects the households to produce sufficient eggs for the family and sell the surplus to earn extra income.