By Uchenna Eletuo
The closure of the Nigeria’s land borders has opened a vista of opportunities for poultry farmers, the Coordinator of the 2019 Nigeria Poultry Farmers’ Exhibition, Mr Dele Toyin, said on Sunday.
Toyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the closure had given local poultry farmers access to markets.
He, however, noted that the development was a challenge to the farmers to improve.
The coordinator told NAN that the current high demand for poultry products for domestic and commercial needs necessitated the exhibition to spur the farmers to be alive to their responsibilities and leverage on the government policy on border closure.
According to him, this is the opportunity the farmers had been looking for, as it restricted importation of poultry products.
“This opportunity has, therefore, thrown up the need for the farmers to live up to their…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
