Australia interested in chicken farming in ECER

KOTA BARU: Two large-scale chicken producers from Australia are looking at the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) as a potential poultry centre, says RAM Holding Berhad in a statement released through the ECER secretariat on Wednesday.

Chief economist at RAM's research unit Dr Yeah Kim Leng said the Australian investors are encouraged by the region's potential and they are now gathering information on the viability and the cost effectiveness of doing chicken farming in the region which comprises Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Mersing (Johor).

He said the ECER holds vast potential for them as the Government is promoting integrated chicken farming and targeting to boost chicken production in the region by 35% by 2010.