ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday responded to the criticism to his proposal of adopting poultry farming to eradicate poverty from the country.
The Prime Minister cited the example of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to silence the critics against his ‘chiken formula’.
Prime Minister took to famous microblogging website Twitter and said, “For the colonised minds, when desis talk about chickens combating poverty they get mocked but when “walaitis” talk about desi chicken and poverty it’s brilliance.”
Earlier on Thursday, addressing a ceremony to mark his government’s 100 days, PM Imran said he will give eggs and chickens to rural women so they can start their own poultry business.
He said that the project has been tested and the government will also ensure to provide injections to them for raising the chickens faster.
In 2016, Bill Gates said breeding chickens can also empower women by giving them a source of income, which they are more likely than men to spend on education and healthcare.
Gates stated that a farmer starting with five hens could earn $1,000 a year, compared with the extreme poverty line of $700 a year. Eventually Gates wants to help 30 percent of rural African families raise chickens, up from 5 percent.
Gates acknowledged that some might scoff at the plan, but insisted that he believes it will have an impact. “It sounds funny,” Gates wrote on the project’s website. “But I mean it when I say that I am excited about chickens.”
