Helping our poultry farmers’ needs
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At a glance
- Nigeria’s poultry industry faces rising costs and unreliable supplies of feed and other inputs.
- The industry’s difficulties threaten affordable access to eggs and chicken, as well as food security, nutrition and jobs.
Nigeria’s poultry industry is at a dangerous crossroads. Calls for reform are not merely an industry lobbying effort, but a warning about food security, nutrition, jobs and the wider economy.
An industry that can supply affordable eggs and chicken is being squeezed by expensive and unreliable inputs, with feed accounting for a major share of production costs.
Originally published by Vanguard. Summarized and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.