Nepal, March 22 -- Poultry farmers in Nepal earn around Rs 58 billion a year from selling broiler chickens. With the sector becoming increasingly commercial, farmers have been making solid returns from poultry farming.

According to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Office, Nepal, about 117.1 million broiler chickens are raised annually in the country. Out of more than 127.6 million chickens reared each year, the majority are broilers. The data shows that sales of over 100 million broilers generate more than Rs 57.86 billion in income annually. On average, broilers are raised for about 43.7 days and sold when they reach around 2.6 kilograms.

Poultry farming in Nepal has been expanding rapidly. Chief Statistician Madhusud...