Kochi: National Egg Co-ordination Committee (NECC) has asked the Central government to hand over the unusable rice, wheat and other produce for poultry farms to increase poultry feed production. With this, around 20 lakh tons of poultry feed can be produced.

The demand from NECC came amidst the increase in the price of Corn and Soya Beans used for the production of feeds. 

The price of eggs also increased. Therefore, the farmers are expecting alternative ways to increase feed production.