October 21, 2009
Turkmenistan opens first private poultry complex
A new private poultry complex - Gush Toplumy - has opened in Turkmenistan, the country's first full-cycle poultry facility.
Located in Baharly district of Akhal province, the complex is equipped with Belgian machinery, including six poultry breeding houses, a hatchery, nine broiler houses, farmland, a feed mill, and a protein factory, which makes the complex virtually waste-free.
The complex is expected to produce 3,000 tonnes of poultry meat and four million hatching eggs annually once it reaches full capacity.
Turkmenistan plans to build a separate line for the production of semi-finished products, canned and other processed products in the future.
The projects are backed by the government, which also authorises the allocation of 1,500 and 500 hectares of irrigated land in Akhal and Dashoguz provinces, respectively, for the production of coarse grains.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said the country would continue providing full targeted support to development of private businesses.
To ensure the Gush Toplumy's success, the complex has been exempted from taxes for several years.
