Maize, soybeans shortage threaten Nigeria’s chicken meat sector amid rising price of feed, farmers lament insecurity

Maize, soybeans shortage threaten Nigeria’s chicken meat sector amid rising price of feed, farmers lament insecurity


JANET OGUNDEPO writes on the frustration of poultry farmers amid scarcity of soybeans and maize

•Expect big rise in price of chickens in December – Poultry Association of Nigeria

Frustrated by unemployment but consoled by love for agriculture, a master’s degree holder, Mayowa Oyinkanola in 2014 ventured into poultry farming. His alias, Agbeloba (Farmers are king), reveals his love for farming and this shows in his dedication to his poultry farm in Ogbomoso, Oyo State.

But a few years later, his farm is now empty of birds. He sold off the birds because…

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