BANGLADESH MULLS REGULATION OF FOREIGN POULTRY GIANTS

Bangladesh is mulling controls over foreign investors in the country’s growing poultry industry after local rivals have said they fear being swallowed by overseas companies.   The country’s state minister for fisheries and livestock Narayon Chandra Chanda said that there was concern that Bangladesh poultry farmers could lose trade if competition was unchecked: “We’re still observing … There should be a guideline,” he told GlobalMeatNews without giving further details. “We couldn’t assess yet whether foreign investments in the poultry sector ...


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