Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has said that Nigeria loses over $2 billion annually to smuggled poultry products.
The National President of the association, Dr. Ayoola Oduntan during the 2015 edition of the association’s annual national poultry summit said “Nigeria cannot continue to be a subtle dumping ground for all kinds of poultry and poultry products.
“Considering the high level of unemployment in the country, the government must do everything it can to reopen closed farm and develop the poultry industry, rather than wasting hard earned foreign exchange on products that gives nothing but financial losses to the economy.”
Oduntan also noted that the outbreak of avian influenza, which affected 25 states in the country killing over 1.4 million in 5 months.
He said “Financial support will be made by the World Bank to all farmers. Farmers must learn and also pay attention on the best and hygienic way to prevent these diseases.”
He urged poultry farmers to be at the forefront of agricultural production in Nigeria for the benefit of all poultry farmers.