In Q3, PIND trained new poultry service providers to support the expansion of training activities to farmers in the Niger Delta and supported existing poultry service providers, village level dealers, and other market actors to train and support farmers with linkages to finance and markets. These service providers reached 3,600 poultry farmers with technical training, linkages to improved feeds, vaccinations, quality access to farm information and access to market.
During the quarter, using multipliers from previous impact assessments, 1,958 poultry farmers who adopted the new practices experienced better feed conversion ratio and reduced mortality that led to improved productivity and income.
As a result, for the 1,958 poultry farmers who completed two cycles, the combined net income was 1, 857,128,016.56 Naira, exceeding the 1 billion Naira target set for the year. Due to the business disruptions engendered by COVID–19, two business cycles were discounted from an optimum of four cycles
Farmers who adopted new practices in 2020 created 2,360 new jobs and invested a total of 995,752,123 Naira, exceeding the 600 million Naira target for amount leveraged into the sector by PIND for the year. The investments were for the purchase of inputs such as vaccines, feed, day-old chicks
