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The year 1964; Pakistan a young independent nation
forging ahead towards a dream: self sufficiency in food production.
Malnutrition remained a major problem and one out
of four children died before attaining the age of five. 80% of ailing
children were affected with diseases caused by protein, vitamin and
mineral deficiency.
Poultry production, the quickest and least
expensive way of filling the protein gap was planned to overcome
malnutrition. Backyard poultry farming had to graduate to a more
professional level.
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