This is another shot from the poultry project that is underway. It's one of the many poultry programs that are quickly changing the poultry industry in Iraq. The first picture is the feed mill which is described in another blog entry, while the second shot shows an incubator. The eggs in the incubator were shipped in from Europe, the nearest source of the latest and greatest chicken genetics!! A total of 175,000 fertilized eggs arrived in this shipment. These eggs, and the resulting chickens, will form the foundation of the new poultry industry in Iraq.
In other locations, our agricultural advisors are rebuilding the poultry industry on a much smaller scale. They have purchased a few thousand baby chicks and distributed them, a few at a time, to rural Iraqi families. They are providing supplies to build a small chicken coop, and a few chickens. Just this small assistance will help to provide food to an Iraqi family. According to the latest statistics, Iraq is currently producing 15% of the poultry products (eggs and meat) that are consumed. There is a huge demand, these kinds of projects are helping to incrrease the supply.
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