Delta poultry farmers urge FG to subsidise feeds

“Over the last two years, the local broiler industry has boomed with a positive effect on food sufficiency for Nigeria.” Poultry Food Nigeria

The state chairman of the association, Chief Alfred Mrakpor, who made the appeal in Asaba, regretted that a good number of small-scale poultry farms had gone into extinction on account of exorbitant prices of critical ingredients in feed formulation.

The PAN chair said: “It is heart-breaking to see that small farmers are falling out of business, and by extension, increasing the poverty level. Our members are negatively affected by the galloping price of maize. Mrakpor pointed out that the benefits of the ban on frozen chicken on the local industry would be eroded except the high prices of maize and soybeans –major components of poultry rations – were checked.

“We appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow immediate importation of maize into Nigeria since our local maize farmers can not meet up with the demand required consumers,” he pleaded.

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