Stakeholders
in the poultry sector converged in Abeokuta, Ogun State for this year’s
international Poultry Show to exhibit their product, services and imbibe new
techniques into the global trends and practices.
The National Chairman, Poultry
Association of Nigeria (PAN), Dr Ayoola Oduntan informed NaijaAgroNet that the event serves as a business forum where
participants learn new techniques, technology and recent advances in animal
health and nutrition which will be beneficial to their farms.
“Nigerian poultry farmers will use the
numerous opportunities in this show to build networks and to key into the best
global trends and practices that will redefine poultry farming in the country,”
Oduntan said.
Speaking
on the occasion as the chairman, the former Minister for State Agriculture,
Alhaji Adamu Waziri Maina, said that if the current campaign of “an egg a day”
by the Poultry Association of Nigeria is achieved, 75 per cent consumption of
poultry products will double in five years.
A
guest speaker, Mr Kola Masha, who spoke on the need to increase the consumption
of poultry products, said the theme “Doubling Consumption of Locally Produced
Poultry Products in Five Years” is apt as Nigeria is seriously lagging behind
in terms of the consumption of poultry products.
“The
consumption of poultry products in Nigeria is only five per cent compared to
South Africa’s 65 per cent and the Caribbean’s 85 per cent. Nigerians need to
consume more poultry, which promotes the health of the nation,” Masha said.
AN/GEE