India's poultry industry aims to soar by 2015
His comments were made during India's first national conference themed ''Meat and Poultry Processing in India-Potential and Challenges,'' held in New Delhi. ''The Indian poultry industry has been growing at rates varying from an annual 8 percent to 15 percent. India, today is the fifth largest producer of eggs and the ninth largest producer of poultry broiler globally,'' Sahai said.
Sahai also underlined the need for a modernised food industry to enhance the quality of meat and poultry products in the country. Towards this, he said, the government had launched a comprehensive scheme for modernisation of abattoirs across the country.
''We are also providing incentives to encourage research and development in food processing for product and process development and improved packaging'', the minister said.
Addressing delegates to the conference, Ashok Sinha, secretary, ministry of food processing industries, pointed to the need to frame a strategy for the development of meat and poultry production in the country. This would bring prosperity to millions in rural India and create employment opportunities.
