Poultry meat and its products are highly consumed commodities in Nepal. But are the Poultry Farming Industries making a good profit out of it? Keep on reading the article to learn about the status of the poultry farming in Nepal.

Initially, birds used to be raised in the house’s backyard in semi-urban and rural areas of Nepal. Subsequently, poultry farming became commercial in the country as people developed a taste for chicken dishes.

Chickens are still raised in most households in Nepal, but poultry farming is more popular based on the increasing demand for meat. According to the researchers, poultry farming is an integral part of agriculture in Nepal; however, it is also challenging.

The profitability of poultry farming depends on the quality of chicken and the market it gets. Similarly, there are several challenges that have often taken the business downhill. However, according to the CBS survey reports. Poultry farming in Nepal has got a commendable turnover in recent years.

Overview of Poultry Farming in Nepal

Poultry farming is one of the fastest-growing agricultural businesses in Nepal as the demand is very high. Two major types of chickens are commercially raised in Nepal, layers and broilers. Layers chickens are raised for eggs, while broiler chickens are raised for meat. However, several hybrid breeds of chickens are commercially raised in  Nepal.

Several parameters are responsible for successfully running a poultry farming business, such as the breed of the chicken, nutrition, incubation, hatching, breeding, and the environment in which it grows. Free ranch chicken is more nutritious and tastier than those reared inside the cage. In fact, free ranch chicken and their eggs are costly as well.

Different Fowls raised in Nepal.

Besides, chickens aren’t the only poultry raised currently in Nepal. There are other several fowls like Duck, Turkey, Quail, Pheasants, etc.

Besides, poultry farming is popular in Nepal because of the certain advantages that it possesses over other kinds of businesses. Some of these advantages are:

Poultry is a low-cost business; hence anyone can start up even with the smallest amount of investment. Hence, it is quite popular in rural areas as well.

It has a low generation Interval. The commercially produced broiler chickens are ready for consumption within 40 days of rearing it, hence the profit generation period is very short which is good for the small-scale farmers.

Poultry is a low-cost protein source as it doesn’t require additional effort and cost to rear like other cattle. It requires a lesser timer, and land and is a low maintenance business.

Poultry farming also has a complementary role to other farming practices as its wastage can be used as a manure for fields.

Challenges of Poultry Farming in Nepal

A little morning adventure

We shut ourselves out of the house today or, I should say, I shut us out of the house today. The chickens came into our part of the garden and the guinea fowls went onto the road so we ran outside to get them back to the main garden. I pulled the door close behind me without thinking. And there we were, standing outside in a chilly, after the storm, air.

Our hosts were not home, of course,…