Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

POULTRY INDUSTRY IN INDIA UNDER GLOBALISED ENVIRONMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

G. Manjula, Dr. K. Saravanan

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The poultry industry in India is one of the ancient industries and this industry witnessed many changes over the decades. The industrialization of poultry industry due to the introduction of globalization in 1991 leads to tremendous growth in terms of poultry population, poultry meat and egg production. The poultry population was 114.20 million numbers in 1961 and it rose to 729.20 million umbers in 2012.The poultry meat and egg production had been increasing both in India and in the world during pre and post globalization periods. The emerging trend in the Indian poultry industry is oiler industry. Though this industry was started during 1960s it became popular during 1980s and now this industry witnessed a tremendous growth. It was found that there had been an increasing trend in the oiler meat under the globalised environment. The outeak of various diseases and increasing cost of production are the major challenges for this industry. However there are ight chances for the potential entrepreneurs in this industry.

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G.Manjula, Dr.K.Saravanan Poultry Industry In India Under Globalised Environment – Opportunities and Challenges International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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