Livestock production accounts for about 6% of Gross Domestic Product1. Chicken and small ruminants (sheep and goat) form an important economic and ecological function in the agricultural systems in most rural communities. They are mainly kept for immediate cash source especially when things go tough. They are a good source of meat, eggs, wool and…
DetailsA major constraint for small-scale poultry farmers in the rural areas of the Niger Delta is the periodic outbreak of Newcastle Disease (NCD) and other preventable diseases. Mortality rates due to these diseases is over 30% with an estimated loss of eight billion Naira per year. MADE identified that the prevalence of the diseases can…
DetailsPalm oil production in Nigeria is largely concentrated in the Niger Delta region, with smallholders accounting for about 80% of the production. Over a million smallholder plantation farmers, millers, processors, farm workers, wholesalers and retailers are involved in the sector. Local production has stagnated at a little less than a million metric tons since 2012,…
DetailsNigeria boasts Africa’s largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and at close to 200 million people hosts the largest population in Africa. However, at close to 90 million people, Nigeria also has more citizens living in extreme poverty than any other country in the World. Between 2000 and 2014, Nigeria delivered an annual average…
DetailsMarket Development in Niger Delta (MADE) was a DFID funded programme which raised the incomes of 154,225 poor people, 50 per cent of whom were women, by at least 15 per cent between September 2013 and February 2018. MADE uses the “Making Markets Work for the Poor (M4P)” approach to design systemic and sustainable interventions…
DetailsGenesis Analytics was commissioned by DAI to develop case studies for the Market Development in the Niger Delta (MADE) programme’s access to finance, agricultural inputs and gender interventions. The objective of the case studies was to chronicle the intervention story in detail – how the programme explored the entry points, failed pilots, non-attractive value propositions,…
DetailsRearing local breeds of chicken is a typical activity of rural households across Nigeria, including in the Niger Delta. Approximately 3 million households keep local chickens across the region, with an average flock size of 11 per household. These birds, though not reared with a specific commercial intent, provide a safety net for rural households,…
DetailsDemand for chicken meat and eggs in Nigeria is substantial and growing at more than 20% per annum as incomes rise and new marketing outlets appear. The government-imposed ban on poultry imports has raised the price of chicken meat and provides a strong window of opportunity for local production. The market for chickens is dominated…
DetailsTraditional poultry production is an important agricultural activity of most rural communities in the world where they are kept by the rural poor for meat, eggs, supplementary income and for meeting a wide range of social obligations. The production of traditional chickens in Nigeria is however hampered by the risk of infection from diseases, predators,…
DetailsOne of the major challenges encountered by Smallholder Poultry Farmers (SHF) in poultry production in Nigeria is the incessant case of preventable bird diseases accounting for about 30% mortality rate. Limited access to and availability of inappropriately sized vaccines, preventing smallholder farmers from using the vaccines, are among leading causes of high poultry mortality experienced…
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