Southeast Poultry Farmers Commended For Contribution To Agro Business

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has commended poultry farmers in the Southeast for their contributions to the growth of agro and afro allied companies in Nigeria.

National President of poultry farmers, Ezekiel Ibrahim, gave the commendation during the 2022 South East Poultry Summit held in Enugu.

Represented by the National Vice President, South East, Innocent Ahanene, Ibrahim noted that the summit will enable participants to learn modern ways of doing poultry business

The Local Organising Chairman, Izuolisa Onu, in his welcome address hinted that the poultry industry, over the years, has become a strong value chain in Nigeria’s agro ecosystem.

Onu, who is also the Enugu PAN chairman, pointed out that the association is regulating the activities of its members to ensure that poultry products in the market are safe for human consumption.

On his part, the Commissioner for Agriculture in Enugu State, Matthew Idu, revealed that poultry is one of the agricultural value chain enjoying state government’s intervention.

Idu said he was not surprise that poultry is having a lion share in the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support, APPEALS, programme.