By Ifeoluwa Babajide
Nigerian poultry farmers have complained that several poultry farmers are shutting down operations due to skyrocketing prices of poultry feed and unsustainable cost of production, among other challenges in the sector
The farmers who spoke with PREMIUM TIMES said, the worrying trend could lead to a total collapse of Nigeria’s poultry industry in no distant time if not addressed by those in authority.
The skyrocketing prices essential livestock feed ingredients such as maize and soybeans and the growing state of insecurity across farming communities are negatively affecting poultry output.
The farmers also lamented that general price levels have impacted the purchasing power of most Nigerians,with an attendant effect on the poor sale of poultry products such as egg and broilers.
National publicity secretary of poultry Association of Nigeria, Godwin Egbebe blamed the challenges facing poultry farmers on exorbitant operational costs, which have also driven up egg prices nationwide.
Egbebe called on the government to intervene to avert a complete collapse in the poultry farming sector.