The farmers say that the cost of poultry feed and other veterinary drugs have gone up drastically.
Private firms who are supplying poultry feed and drugs, monopolize the industry to a great extent.
"There are more than 4,500 small scale poultry farmers in the North Western Province and a lot of unemployed youth have begun these poultry farms as a good source of self employment," Kurunegala Poultry Farmers' Association President S. M. Pemaratne said.
The NWP-PC Agricultural Ministry has launched a free service veterinary expertise and 50 experienced Vet Surgeons have been called upon for this purpose.
Source: Daily Times of Sri Lanka.
