Bhubaneswar, Nov 10 (UDN): Broiler poultry farmers in Odisha are facing a serious financial crisis due to rising farming costs and declining remuneration. Expressing concern over the worsening situation, ECBA Odisha has raised 28 demands aimed at protecting farmers’ interests, ensuring financial security and safeguarding their livelihoods.
The association’s key demands include:
* A minimum growing charge of ₹27 per kilogram.
* An annual increase of 5–10% in growing charges.
* Supply of quality poultry feed and healthy day-old chicks.
* Compensation for bird mortality and losses caused by natural disasters.
* Mandatory lifting of birds within 42 days.
* Payment of farmers’ dues within seven days.
* Transparent agreements between poultry farmers and companies.
* A 24-hour grievance redressal mechanism to address farmers’ complaints.
ECBA Odisha has emphasised the need to establish fair and transparent relationships between poultry farmers and companies based on mutual trust, accountability and respect for farmers’ rights. The association believes that ensuring fair remuneration, timely payments and adequate compensation is essential to protecting the economic interests of poultry farmers.
The primary objective of ECBA Odisha is to ensure a sustainable poultry farming sector by safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods and addressing their long-standing concerns.
“If farmers survive, the poultry farming sector will survive.”
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