Abu Dhabi Poultry Farms raised its production capacity to 100% in all of its farms, with the aim of providing table eggs and fresh chicken to the local market, as part of its measures to reduce the effects of the Corona virus on this sector, and to confront the global measures that accompanied this pandemic.
The Chairman of the Bin Butti Group, Sheikh Hamid Bin Khadem Al Hamid, stated that "the company started early, in contact with all of its partners around the world, to provide hatching eggs and materials for production, with the aim of bringing production capacity to 100% in all The company's farms. "
He added: "We faced many difficulties to provide hatching eggs from all our partners around the world, due to the policies pursued by most countries during this pandemic, as they tended to discharge their products in their local markets only, without exporting," and pointed out that "despite these obstacles and challenges , It was agreed with some companies working in this field, to provide our requirements and operate the hatchery plant with its maximum capacity, as well as preparing and sterilizing all wards that were closed previously, and restarting them with their maximum capacity.
And Al Hamid pointed out that 60 thousand chicks were planted and distributed in the "Acacia Poultry Farm" and 60 thousand chicks in "Al Fakher Poultry Farm" "180 thousand chicks in the" Abu Dhabi Modern Poultry Farm ", explaining that" Abu Dhabi Poultry Farms, is mainly concerned with the quality of And the quality of nutrition followed, which depends on pure plant products only, without any other additives, in addition to using the best medicines, from natural plant derivatives licensed and approved by the competent authorities within the state.
Hamed bin Khadem continued in statements to "Emirates Today": "We also increased the production of table eggs in Abu Dhabi Poultry Farm, through the rapid recycling of herds, to obtain more than 15 million eggs in this period, in order to contribute to the efforts to bridge any Deficit or shortage in the production of table eggs, or fresh chicken in the market, and controlling prices in such critical stages. "
He stressed that "there is clear coordination in this regard with many poultry farms within the state, as the development of this vital sector, the increase in domestic production of poultry products, the increase in the number of production wards, and the farms of chicks and laying mothers, are urgent targets at this stage, in order to achieve The goal of localizing the entire production cycle in the UAE.