chicken market

chicken market

Experts discuss opportunities and challenges in expanding Bangladesh’s native chicken sector, including disease outbreaks, high feed costs, shortages of quality chicks, weak market linkages and the dominance of intermediaries, at a national-level roundtable titled “Building a Resilient Native Chicken Economy in Bangladesh” held at The Business Standard conference room in Dhaka on 7 June. The event was jointly organised by Heifer International Bangladesh and The Business Standard. Photo: MEHEDI HASAN

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Photo: Masum Billah

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