DANG: The production of egg is increasing in Dang in recent period.
Earlier, around 5,000-6,000 cartons of eggs were produced in the district daily, but it dropped to 1,000 cartons for few times in lack of appropriate market.
Now, the district has started producing more than 2,500 cartons of eggs daily after poultry farmers organised and engaged for the market of eggs they produces.
President of Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association, Dang, Ishwor Prakash Shrestha, shared, “We were compelled to sell eggs in low price in lack of unity among the farmers. This forced us to endure loss for a long time.”
The egg production has started increasing gradually following the unity among farmers, he underlined. Each carton contains 210 eggs, he added. There are more than 900,000 layers chickens in the district.
Association Secretary Rabindra Bikram KC mentioned that more than 150 farmers are associated with the Association. More than 45 new people join the poultry business every year.
Out of egg produced in Dang, 20 per cent or around 500 cartons of egg is consumed in the district daily while the remaining 80 per cent is exported to other districts.
A depot has been operated in Tulasipur in collaboration between Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association and Nepal Egg Trading Pvt. Ltd to make market of egg systematic.
Central President of Association, Binod Pokharel, opined that a depot has been run for the marketization of egg through one-door system as a situation has surfaced for farmers to sell egg at a lower price than the cost price. The price of one egg is Rs 19.12.
