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poultry iNdiA eXpo 2025

17th poultry india expo-2025 - powering

global poultry innovation

As South Asia's biggest poultry event, the Poultry India Expo, To sustain this rapid growth and ensure the industry's global
organized annually by the Indian Poultry Equipment Manufac- competitiveness, it is vital to bring the entire poultry community
turers' Association (IPEMA), has become synonymous with in- together on one platform. This is where IPEMA has been play-
novation, collaboration, and industry growth. With its 17th edi- ing a pivotal role—through its flagship event, the Poultry India
tion scheduled for 25–28 November 2025 at HITEX Exhibition Expo, with the theme 'One Nation One Expo'. The 'Poultry India
Centre, Hyderabad, India, the expo promises to be bigger and expo' Over the years, has transformed into South Asia's biggest
more impactful than ever before. poultry exhibition and a truly global forum. It addresses every
need of the sector, from innovation and policy dialogue to net-
India's Poultry Industry – A Global Powerhouse working and knowledge-sharing. By creating opportunities for
farmers, breeders, integrators, researchers, and entrepreneurs
India today stands as the 2nd largest producer of eggs (142.77 to connect and collaborate, the expo has been instrumental in
billion in 2023–24) and among the top 4 producers of broiler positioning India as a global poultry powerhouse. It is not just
meat globally, growing annually at 8–10% in chicken meat and an exhibition but a platform that drives growth, solves sectoral
6–8% in eggs. Poultry is not only a thriving ₹1.35 lakh crore challenges, and amplifies India's global impact.
industry but also a pillar of food and nutritional security, offer-
ing affordable protein to millions and combating malnutrition.
Beyond food, the sector drives rural employment and inclusive A Year of Engagements & Achievements by IPEMA –
growth, empowering small farmers, women, and rural youth 2025 Highlights
through contract farming and backyard poultry. With rising in- In 2025, IPEMA has been actively shaping the poultry dis-
comes, urbanization, and strong private and government sup- course across India and globally through strategic engage-
port, the industry continues to be a cornerstone of India's eco- ments, advocacy, and innovation. The year began with a strong
nomic and social development. showcase at the 11th Kolkata International Poultry Fair (Feb-
ruary 11–14, 2025), inaugurated by Shri Swapan Debnath and
Dr. Jeetendra Verma, where the YEP! team presented future-fo-
cused poultry solutions. Later, at the Conference on Livestock
& Poultry Development in NE India (February 27–28, 2025),
IPEMA President Uday Singh Bayas engaged policymakers and
industry leaders to drive growth in the North-East region.
Subsequent months saw IPEMA's robust national and inter-
national presence: at the IB Group Conclave in Raipur with
6,000+ participants; forging partnerships with CII Telangana;
supporting World Veterinary Day with 145 thesis awards; and
representing India at global platforms such as the IEIA Open
Seminar, VIV Asia 2025 (Bangkok), and Poultry Summit 2025
(Chandigarh). Poultry India also won the Top Industry Catalyst
Award at the Exhibition Excellence Awards 2025.
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