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500 widows trained in poultry production by Edo first lady

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The wife of the Edo state governor, Mrs Besty Obaseki on Tuesday organised a 1-day training programme on poultry production for 500 widows in the state.

Speaking during the training in Benin, the Edo state capital, the first lady said it was geared towards empowering widows and making them independent, as well as providing extra avenues of income for them to take care of their families.

She also revealed that the programme is in collaboration with the Bank of Industry and Bank of Investment Trust Company.

She said, “I do not believe in giving people fish but in teaching them how to fish. We are collaborating with professionals to train 500 widows on poultry production and to teach them how to make money from the poultry business.”

She added, “This programme is a pilot scheme that will be test run in Benin and would be implemented forthwith across the state.”

She said the trainees would be given 40 birds; comprising 20 broilers and 20 layers and feeds to start the poultry production.

 

Source: YNaija

We now experience increased sale since government’s ban on importation – Poultry farmers

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Poultry farmers in Ilorin have commended the Federal Government for banning importation of poultry products.

The farmers, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ilorin on Sunday expressed their delight as demand for chicken and other poultry products increased following the ban.

A poultry farmer, Samuel Ishola, whose farm is located in Olunlade, a suburb of Ilorin, said that he witnessed a rise in demand of broilers unlike few years back when he resulted into begging people to buy.

Mr. Ishola said the government had done well to encourage poultry farmers as the ban on importation of chicken had forced a huge number of customers to patronise them.

“Since the ban on importation of turkey, I now witness a huge crowd that is now interested in my broilers every day.

“We the poultry farmers benefit a lot from that government policy as we feel encouraged and enjoy the way our customers now settle for the domestic chicken instead of opting for the imported,’’ he said.

Another farmer, Leke Ayoola, described the ban on imported chicken as a blessing as every poultry farmer now had a market as demand increased for the livestock product.

Ayoola said he was forced to increase his poultry pen due to high patronage by the customers, adding that he extended his poultry farm to meet up with customers’ demand.

“Before, I use to raise like 200 to 300 broilers; but now I’m happy that I have like 400 to 500 broilers inside my poultry pen and I have customers that always come for it.

“I sell to hotels, restaurants, private individuals as they now prefer to buy the home- raised boilers. They have come to appreciate freshness,” he said.

Another farmer, Iyabo Ahmed, in Kangu area said most poultry farmers in the country were encouraged to do more, as they commended the initiative of the government in prohibiting importation of chicken.

“Though there are some financial challenges but we still try to make things work for our customers,” she said.

Ahmed said the harsh weather was one of the major challenges faced by farmers during the hot season because the poultry birds did not adapt easily to heat.

She, however, called on the government to encourage students, unemployed graduates at all levels on agricultural practice.

Ms. Ahmed said agriculture would rescue Nigeria from recession.

 

Source: NAN

Iraq Bans Poultry Imports From Nigeria, 23 Other Countries

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Iraq has extended a ban on imports of frozen and live poultry products to its country by certain countries which includes Nigeria, their government disclosed today.

“The import of poultry and birds of all kinds … as well as both types of eggs (table and hatching), feathers and all products that use poultry or their products … is prohibited,” a government statement said.

The affected exporters are Nigeria, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bhutan, China, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Laos, Libya, Myanmar, Mexico, Nepal, Niger, North Korea, Palestine, South Africa, South Korea and Vietnam who are believed to be going through avian flu threat.

Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported.