STORY: Leading Chinese feed manufacturer beneficial to Bangladesh poultry farmers
SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 24, 2023
DATELINE: Jan. 19, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:43
LOCATION: Dhaka
CATEGORY: SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the poultry farm
SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, Poultry farmer
2. various of the feed mill
SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): RASHED KABIR, Local dealer
SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE QUANSHUI, Regional president for New Hope

STORYLINE:

Fear and uncertainty because of common diseases have long been part of most of the poultry farmers in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

About one-fourth of Bangladesh's total poultry production comes from Gazipur where farmers are now relieved of tensions in dealing with common diseases as a leading Chinese feed producer ensures supplies of quality feeds, cutting-edge technologies, as well as timely disease and management information.

Mostafizur Rahman is such a poultry farmer who runs his own farm in Gazipur.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN, Poultry farmer
"The chicken shed you see here houses 12,000 chickens, and on the other side there are more such sheds. I've had a total of about 40,000 chickens on this farm. I feed this New Hope feed to my own chickens and sell some feed outside. I've benefited from doing business with this company for a long time. Their products are very good, of high quality. I've improved day by day in running this poultry farm by doing business with them. That's why I wish this company always progress."

New Hope, which started production at its feed mill in Gazipur in 2006, is now one of the largest poultry feed producers in Bangladesh.

Farmers in Gazipur said New Hope helps them get quality feeds at a competitive price. They said poultry farming comes as a trigger for growth of rural economy and a fortune changer for village people.

Not merely families are taking it as a boon, but many educated youths are taking poultry rearing as a vocation to become small entrepreneurs.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): RASHED KABIR, Local dealer
"From New Hope we have learned a lot about modern farming with the help of their service team in the field. They are providing support in the market continuously. We are getting that support as a dealer."

He Quanshui, the regional president for New Hope, said currently in Bangladesh, New Hope's production capacity of feed is 400,000 metric tons per year and 40 million chicks per year.

SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): HE QUANSHUI, Regional president for New Hope
"I hope that we can help the local feed and breeding industry develop better through our technology, management, our care for farmers, and the quality of our products."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka.
(XHTV)