Chief Executive Officer of the Barbados Agricultural Society (BAS) James Paul is calling on the Mia Mottley administration to reintroduce a subsidy for the poultry industry to help farmers cope and to make the industry more attractive to investors and potential farmers.
His call comes as poultry costs continue to rise on the back of increasing input costs, and as consumers
Local poultry industry operators are being advised to improve their farm management practices in an effort to make their operations more efficient.
This was one of the key messages served up on Saturday to dozens of farmers attending an Optimum Poultry Performance seminar at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre.
During the event, which was hosted by Pinnacle Feeds Limited and the Barbados
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