The Lagos and Plateau states’ governments have facilitated the mop-up of no fewer than 450,000 eggs to handle the current egg glut within the poultry sector.
The Lagos State Authorities by means of the State Ministry of Agriculture mopped up 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Property in Ikorodu by a personal agency, Farm Alert Ltd.
Ms Abisola Olusanya, State Commissioner for Agriculture, in an announcement signed by Mrs Nike Sodipo, Director, Public Affairs, on Tuesday in Lagos, stated that the intervention got here after weeks of visitations and negotiations led by the commissioner and different senior ministry officers towards guaranteeing that every one events have been in settlement to modalities of the off-take.
The commissioner stated that the take-off which commenced on April 10 can be a steady train to forestall a future glut within the sector.
Olusanya added that the intervention from the state authorities would additional improve the event of the poultry worth chain in Lagos.
She stated that the state authorities had intervened in bringing sustainable options to the fore as regards the egg glut drawback confronting poultry farmers within the state.
Based on her, Gov. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has championed the meals techniques transformation plan with the general goal of bettering the livelihood of the agricultural worth chain actors.
“Towards wealth creation, job safety, elevated inclusiveness in sectorial coverage formulation with a view to manufacturing and provide of healthful nutritious meals to Lagosians.
“On this regard, the state authorities has intervened in bringing sustainable options to the fore as regards the egg glut drawback confronting poultry farmers within the state.
“The poultry farmers working inside Erikorodo and Aiyedoto poultry estates kind a big proportion of registered farmers underneath the Poultry Affiliation of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter.
“The transfer enhances the meals safety agenda of the state authorities.
“On our half as authorities, the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu will proceed to place measures in place to create a conducive atmosphere for farmers to function in keeping with efforts to make sure sufficiency in meals manufacturing within the state,” she stated.
Olasanya famous that the estates’ poultry farmers had talked about that the current egg glut difficulty was aggravated by the money crunch and closure of colleges, amongst different components.
Additionally, the Plateau State Authorities just lately purchased 5,000 crates of eggs from the Poultry Affiliation of Nigeria, Plateau department, to alleviate farmers’ plight because of the glut of eggs.
Mr Simon Lalong, Plateau State Governor, stated that the mop-up was the primary intervention of the state authorities in addressing the difficulty of egg glut in the state.
NAN
