DHAKA, Oct 9, 2021 (BSS) - Poultry industry farmers today placed an 11-
point demand before the government including setting up poultry industry
parks in all the eight divisions and launching special insurance for the
affected farmers to increase the competitiveness of this sector.

  They placed the demands at a marginal poultry farmers meeting held at
Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) hall room in the capital's Paltan area.

  The meeting was organized by Bangladesh Poultry Industry Forum in support
with the Bangladesh SME Forum.

  Presided over by the founder of Bangladesh Poultry Industry Forum and
President of Bangladesh SME Forum Chashi Mamun, Additional Secretary Dr
Sheikh Md Rezaul Islam, principal scientist of the University of Dhaka Dr Md
Latiful Bari, ERF general secretary SM Rashidul Islam spoke, among others, at
the meeting.

  They said although the poultry industry is one of the promising sectors of
the country meeting demand of protein of the country's people, but the
poultry industry farmers are now facing financial crisis.

  They also suggested the government for framing a policy for this sector for
its smooth management.

  The demands of the poultry industry farmers include stopping irrational
price hike of poultry feeds and poultry chicken buddies, giving scope to the
farmers for fixing price of produced chickens and eggs, arranging soft-term
loans and stimulus for the farmers, waiving tax/VAT on raw materials,
medicines, vaccines, making special allocations for this sector in the
budget, banning export of soymilk since it is the main raw material of this
sector, framing long-term policy and thus implement it, making free this
sector from the clutch of alleged syndicate, issuing special directives from
the government for ensuring financial security of the farmers.