Issue 20: Chicken meat and eggs production in Asia: Quiz!

Asia produces more than 60% of chicken eggs in the world, and production increased almost fourfold in the past three decades. The top three countries are China (almost 40%), India, and Indonesia. These same three countries also produced and slaughtered the most broiler chickens in the region. But chicken meat and egg production in Asia is a highly complex topic.

Test your knowledge of this topic by answering six quiz questions!

1. Why isn't China producing a lot of cage-free eggs?
   (a) Producers don't understand animal welfare.
   (b) No demand for cage-free eggs.
   (c) Lack of involvement of company leaders.
   (d) Concern with cost and profits.
2. What is one of the key reasons for the spectacular growth in India's chicken production?
   (a) Consumer demand.
   (b) Contract farming.
   (c) Government restriction of imports.
   (d) Foreign investments.
3. How does Thailand rank globally in chicken meat export?
   (a) 20th.
   (b) 10th.
   (c) 4th.
   (d) 2nd.
4. Which one is NOT a key characteristic of Indonesia's poultry production?
   (a) Few small independent producers.
   (b) Unstable business environment for producers.
   (c) Lack of capacity to collect and share important data.
   (d) Weak government interest.
5. What scale is Vietnam's chicken meat and eggs production and distribution networks?
   (a) Mostly large-scale.
   (b) Mostly small-scale.
   (c) Mostly mid-size.
   (d) A mix of different scales.
6. What did the government in Malaysia do in its attempt to provide affordable chicken meat and eggs to meet consumer demand in recent supply crises?
   (a) Encourage more small-scale production.
   (b) Help producers reduce loss of chickens from diseases.
   (c) Ban exports and increase imports.
   (d) Incentivize foreign companies to come to build large farms.