Stakeholders Back Federal Policy To Reduce Poultry Feed Costs
The Sustainable Entrepreneurship-led Poultry Transformation Programme (SEPTP), in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has called for sustained funding and effective implementation of the National Animal Feed and Fodder Policy to reduce feed costs and improve the livelihoods of poultry entrepreneurs. The programme said the policy could improve access to affordable, quality feed, strengthen poultry businesses and create employment opportunities for young people, particularly women and persons with disabilities. The call was contained in a statement issued by SEPTP communications specialist, Jessica Esin, following a stakeholder workshop organised by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development in Abuja. The minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, had identified inadequate access to animal feed as a major constraint to livestock production, calling for an organised…