R&D Poultry Farming - BPLS

R&D Poultry Farming - NDE 's BPLS 

Recently the Directorate disbursed the sum of NGN 630,000 per 3 Participants per State for a whooping 12 States as pilot. 

The Project has began to yield good results as 100% of the Participants are making profits in their agribusiness and are paying back their loans, only just after five (5) months.

The Broiler Production Loan Scheme is a project aimed at increasing the productivity Broiler Farmers thereby increasing the population and availability of Broiler Meat in the Market. The Rural Employment Promotion Department of the NDE, is a driver of farmer productivity and rural farm sustainability, through Agribusiness and Farm Entrepreneurial Development Concepts.

the Pilot is to be analyzed by next rainy season and a full proposal would be drawn if the pilot meets a 70% Project Simulation mark (New).

Faruq F. (B.Eng)
REPO I  

1st Dailytrust Agric Conference - Mr Rotimi Williams Submission

Mr Rotimi Williams Submission  

 

Discussed policy formulation. He also criticized the rice data given by the FMARD, as data he acquired from the Nigerian Rice Growers Association was totally different. He highlighted that rice data is determined based on two (2) references i.e. Paddy rice Production and Milling Capacity, indicating that, FMARD’s data on rice for the year 2014 shows Paddy rice Production rising from 3.7 metric tons to 10.8 metric tons (about 60% recovery), while Milling capacity 70,000kg – 800,000kg daily. 

He also explained the six (6) processes involved in Rice Production i.e. seed producer-farming-millers-packaging-storing-distribution. More concentration should be on production i.e. farming. 

He recommended that rice importation should not be banned for now, but rather the levy issued on imported rice should be used to develop the rice industry.

Report - 1st Dailytrust Agric Conference, held at NAF Conference Hall, Abuja.

Compiled and Prepared by: Farouk F. (B.Eng Agric Engr)