Wheat and maize are important components of poultry feeds. The demand for wheat and maize, therefore, is expected to increase with the growth of poultry farms in the country. The demand for both livestock and poultry feeds appear to be currently met from only imports, and at seemingly relatively higher costs. In view of this, the domestic production of maize and wheat has an important role to play in the development of poultry vis-‡-vis agriculture sector in Bangladesh. Against this background and the fact that there exists a large potential (even for export) for the poultry sub-sector in Bangladesh, the.
