NAC assists poultry farmers
Eight farmers in Minuwangate, Kurunegala were selected to receive
assistance towards the construction of poultry pens on their own land,
through the National Agribusiness Council (NAC) under the FAO's Telefood
Special Fund.
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A poultry farm |
Construction and supply of materials was supervised by the
coordinating officer of the Kurunegala Regional Farmer Council. This
Project was conducted by the National Agribusiness Council, FAO of the
United Nations and Bairaha Farms PLC, who supplied thousand chicks per
farmer under a buy back agreement.
TeleFood is the FAO's annual campaign dedicated towards reducing the
number of hungry people in the world by operating at the grassroots
level. Replication of this project could help farmer families better
their living standards and also increase the availability of animal
protein in the country.
The NAC is now an affiliated member of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
with its Secretariat located at Navam Mawatha, Colombo 02. The NAC hopes
to organize many such projects with donor funds to eliminate rural
poverty and uplift national agribusiness. In the line up of exciting
events organized by the NAC for this year are "AG-BIZ 2010" to be held
at BMICH from August 20 - 22, concurrent with the Farmer Awards and
National Agribusiness Awards 2010. |
