Poultry Farm in Akwa Ibom State
The Akwa-Ibom State Chairman of
the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Mr Solomon Ekong, has said that the high
cost of poultry raw materials, especially grains, has forced his members to
turn to maize farming.
He
said the association’s members took the decision to grow maize alongside their
poultry farming at the heat of scarcity of maize early this year, which forced
most of them to shut down their farms.
He said during the wet season
farming, virtually all poultry farmers in the state grew maize but regretted
that army worms destroyed some of the farms.
Mr.
Ekong, who owns Kaiso Integrated Farm in Uyo, said many of his members have
also expressed preparedness to embrace dry season farming to grow maize in the
state and appealed to relevant authorities to find solution to the army worm
menace.
He
said there is high consumption of poultry products in the state and appealed to
the state government to assist farmers to enable them sustain the confidence
they have in the industry.
Mr.
Ekong also regretted that despite the launch of the Anchor Borrower Programme
in the state, poultry farmers were yet to benefit in any form.
He,
however, urged his members to remain focused and observe farming rules in
order to safeguard any possible outbreak of diseases.
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