Traditional Poultry Intervention Justification

Demand 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 by the live bird market, where small farmers in the Niger Delta sell their chickens. The bird population is dominated by traditional poultry which accounts for 94% of chickens in the country.