Haze Crisis Hits Malaysia's Egg Supply as Farmers Battle Heat and Smoke

Malaysia's poultry farmers are struggling to keep their chickens healthy as haze and extreme heat reduce egg production. The current haze crisis has worsened conditions for livestock farmers in Malaysia and Indonesia. They are fighting to keep their animals cool, fed and productive. It is hard to measure the exact impact of haze smoke separately from heat, water shortages, feed problems and disease. But farmers and industry groups say the combined pressure is badly hurting animal health, productivity and their finances. In Selama, Perak, poultry keeper Zaiful Zakaria, 42, has begun installing equipment to cool his coops.