Buhari
Buhari
FG Releases 5000MT of Maize to Support Poultry
Farmers
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 5,000
Metric Tonnes of maize from the National Strategic Grains Reserve
to support the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) at a subsidized
rate of N90,000 (Ninety Thousand Naira only per Metric tonne
as against the current market price of N170,000 (One Hundred and
Seventy Thousand Naira only).
This was conveyed to the Minster of Agriculture and Rural
Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono in a letter from State
House with reference No: SH/COS/05/A/26/1, signed by the Chief of
Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari.
The Poultry industry, which accounts for about 27% of the
Agricultural Gross Domestic Product (AGDP) of the economy and
provides about 20 million direct and indirect employments, will
heave a sigh of relief as this will to a great extent help resolve
the challenge of the poultry feeds ravaging the industry.
Alhaji Nanono has assured the poultry farmers of the readiness
of the ministry to immediately comply with the presidential
directive in order to salvage the huge investment of about Ten
Trillion Naira in the industry.
Theodore Ogaziechi
Director, Information
3rd September,2020.