As a part of technical assistance (TA) program, the South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) of International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided consultancy to Assam Livestock and Poultry Corporation Ltd (ALPCo) in undertaking series of activities aimed at development of poultry (Layer) enterprise in the district of Golaghat and Jorhat.

Golaghat Government Poultry Farm – a unit of ALPCo played the crucial role in mobilizing resources and in providing assurance for supply of inputs , e.g. Kalinga brown pullets and formulated layer feed to project beneficiaries. As an outcome of the initiative, 13 trained entrepreneurs applied for bank finances from Assam Gramin Vikas Bank to start small scale poultry layer enterprise within the districts.

As suggested during training programs, seven entrepreneurs who have received bank finance started their poultry layer enterprise on a cluster mode in Gohain Gaon village near Golaghat town. The clustering ensured competitive advantage for each of the member farms as far as collective procurement of inputs and marketing of eggs are concerned.