Eight Poultry Farms Established in Takhar

AFGHANISTAN - A press statement issued by the MAIL said that that the farms have been established in Farkhar, Bangi, Chah Aab, and in Taloqan city center of Takhar province.
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The capacity of each farm is 5,000 chickens in each round and four of the mentioned farms have produced 90,000 chickens in the past three months in Takhar, added the statement.

According to Afghanistan Times, the statement said that 80 people were provided job opportunity in the farms in the province.

Owner of the farms gained 2.5 million afs in one past month in Takhar, noted the MAIL statement.

These farms have been established by the MAIL at cost of $336,000. The farms are partnership farms with 60 per cent share of MAIL and 40 share of traders.

The statement said that work over 12 other poultry farms are underway in Takhar and till date, around 60 per cent of the project has been completed.

Each farm will have the capacity of producing 5000 chickens, asserted the statement.

MAIL has allocated around $1 million for establishing 20 poultry farms in Takhar and by completion of this project, over 1200 tons of chicken meat will be produced in this Northern Province, underlined the statement.

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