The 'Kerala Chicken' project being implemented by Kudumbashree has also been extended to Malappuram district. Shri. V. Abdurahiman, Minister of Sports, Minority Welfare, Hajj and Waqf Department, Government of Kerala performed the District Level Inauguration of the project at the function held at Sur Palace, Kalad, Niramaruthoor, Tanur, Malappuram on 4 February 2023. Currently, the project is being implemented in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Palakkad districts under the leadership of Kudumbashree.
Kerala Chicken is the project conceived and implemented by the state government with the objectives of finding a solution to the high price of chicken meat, providing clean chicken meat to consumers, ensuring a steady income for chicken farmers who are members of Kudumbashree, producing and marketing fifty percent of the broiler chicken market in Kerala within the state. Kudumbashree is implementing this project in collaboration with Animal Husbandry Department and Kerala State Poultry Development Corporation. The project activities are coordinated through the producer company, 'Kudumbashree Broiler Farmers Producer Company Limited'.
As of now, there are 303 broiler farms and 104 Kerala Chicken branded outlets. Through this, 400 families are also provided with regular income. 24,000 kg of meat is marketed daily through the outlets.
Shri. Jafar Malik IAS, Executive Director, Kudumbashree was the Chief Guest and Shri. Ismail Puthussery, President, Niramaruthoor Gram Panchayath presided over the function. Mr. Jafar Kakkooth, District Mission Coordinator, Kudumbashree Malappuram District Mission welcomed the gathering. Dr Sajeev Kumar. A, Program Officer, Kudumbashree explaine d the project. The Chickens are reared in 25 farms in Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Wandoor, Areekode and Kalikavu of Malappuram district.
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Kerala Chicken Project starts in Malappuram District