This document provides a project profile for an environmentally controlled poultry farm in Punjab, Pakistan. The farm would house 60,000 broiler birds in controlled sheds to overcome issues like heat stress and disease. The fully automated farm would raise 7 flocks per year over 6 week cycles to be sold to traders and urban markets. With a total investment of Rs. 38.43 million on 3 acres of land, the project is expected to have a payback period of less than one year and return on investment of 37%. The focal person for the project is Dr. Imran Ahmad at the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade.

1. PUNJAB BOARD OF INVESTMENT AND TRADE (PBIT)
23-Aikman Road GOR 1, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: 92-42-99205174
Project Profile
Project Name Environmentally Controlled Poultry Farm
Project Reference Number PD/P-DEV/1000-30
Sector Livestock
Type of Investment Local or Foreign
Investment Details Private
Expected Debt Equity
Location of Project Anywhere in Punjab
Current Status: According to WHO standards, daily required dietary
protein allowance from animal sources are 27 grams but in Pakistan
this amount is only 13.6 grams. Hot & humid weather conditions
coupled with manual & poor management practices increase the
mortality in flocks, depresses their growth and makes poultry
production an unmanageable and uneconomical pursuit. This
situation creates severe shortage of poultry meat. The
Environmentally controlled sheds overcome all these critical issues
and makes environment conducive for poultry production and
provides the cheapest & easily available source of animal protein.
According to Industry sources there is a capacity of 5,000
Environmental Control Houses in Pakistan and currently 2,500
houses are working.
farm. c) The entire specific requirement will be met by automatic
operations of the temperature control, feeding and nipple drinking
system, which will be monitored by the controlled staff.
Description of Business Opportunity: a) An environmentally
controlled Poultry Farm with a population of 60,000 birds with
raising 7 flocks a year.b) A day old chicks are raised on high protein
feed for an approximate period of six weeks with a lag time of 15
days for fumigation & cleaning of the farm. c) The entire specific
requirement will be met by automatic operations of the
temperature control, feeding and nipple drinking system, which will
be monitored by the controlled staff.
d) The Broiler birds are sold to traders and the whole sellers market
in the urban areas, however, it can be sold directly to the
shopkeepers in the urban areas as well. e) Broiler farming in
controlled environment is a profitable venture due to continuous
increasing demand of the white meat in the market. f) Broiler meat
is also the cheapest source of animal protein available in the
country and the demand/consumption of white meat is increasing
due to growing health consciousness in the masses.

2. PUNJAB BOARD OF INVESTMENT AND TRADE (PBIT)
23-Aikman Road GOR 1, Lahore, Pakistan Tel: 92-42-99205174
Project Profile
Total Investment/Size of Rs: 38.43 Million / on 3 Acres of Land
Project:
Expected Payback/Return on 37%
Investment
Timeline of Project Less than one year
Focal Person at PBIT Dr.Imran Ahmad
Relevant Government Department of Livestock
Department(s)
Necessary Contact(s) imran.ahmad@pbit.gop.pk
Notes: a) Poultry sector is one of the vibrant segments of agriculture industry of Pakistan. This
sector generates employment (direct/indirect) and income for about 1.5 million people.