Cobb Vantress eyes Nepal as growth market
by March 21, 2016 3:18 pm 79 views
While Kathmandu is a long way from Arkansas, Siloam Springs-based Cobb Vantress sees the region as a possible growth market for poultry despite challenging conditions.
The poultry breeder, owned by Tyson Foods, recently hosted a one-day seminar in Katmandu, Nepal, on the commercial poultry breeding business sharing insights on ventilation, male and female management and hatchery, biosecurity and disease control management.
“Although there are few houses with modern environmental controls in Nepal, many of the older style open-sided houses can still be managed to get good performance and benefit from the Cobb genetic potential,” said Mohammad Ismail, sales director for Cobb Asia-Pacific. “We are a global company that supports our customers and their markets, and we’re really pleased to see that our customers are confident and happy with our product. Some participants traveled more than six hours to attend this seminar. It was valuable for us to meet with many of our long-time friends and learn more about their business needs, challenges and success stories.”
“Even though Nepal is a small market, Cobb has a substantial market share and we look forward to continued growth,” Ismail added.
Cobb Vantress specializes in the production improvement and sale of broiler breeding stock with distribution in more than 120 countries around the world.