The Poultry revolution in Pakistan has touched a climax to justify the old saying ghar ki murgi daal brabar. The modern mass produced hybrid chicken, deploying latest scientific and technological advances during the past 50 years, has been a constant success story in spite of several setbacks faced by the poultry producers.
At firs, the poultry meat competed successfully with mutton, then with beef ultimately it is competing with pulses as staple food of the poor masses. At present the chicken meat prices hover around the average retail price of different kinds of pulses at Rs 120 to Rs 130 per Kg. What is required is for the government to let the poultry farming develop without it being penalised by such agencies as the Competition Commission. Let the masses of Pakistan enjoy tender broiler meat at the price of pulses and not put roadblocks in the development of commercial poultry sector.
DR MUHAMMAD YAQOOB BHATTI
Lahore
