Poultry Farmers Move To Tackle Egg Glut

The Poultry Association
of Nigeria, Plateau State chapter, has blamed egg glut on insurgency in the North-East and plans to organise a road show to enlighten the people on the health benefit of eggs.
The association’s Vice Chairman, Mr Hyacienth Na’anmiap,  told journalists in Jos that the price of a grate of eggs had dropped from N700 in February to N400, yet people were not buying the commodity.
According to him, many eggs spoilt before being sold, as there was no longer patronage from the Nort-East, the producers’ largest market.
“Some of the eggs are taken to places like Maiduguri, Adamawa, Yobe and sometimes beyond Nigerian border to the neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic.
“But because of the security challenges in the states, the market we used to have from the zone is no longer there.
“We are working on re-establishing links with marketers and consumers in the zone, to re-assess the situation to see whether we can resume the supply of eggs to them.’’
“One of the modalities is to organise a road show with the permission of the Plateau Police Command to sensitise members of the public on the need to consume eggs.
“Because many people do not know that egg is one of the cheapest means of protein for the human body.’’
He said that another step agreed by the farmers to help salvage the situation was to seek the state government’s intervention.
“We want to meet with Governor Jonah Jang, who, until his election to the position, was the President of Poultry Co-operative Society.
“He contributed significantly to the growth of the industry in the state and we believe he will have some useful suggestions and support on how to deal with the situation,’’ he said.
He, however, commended the Plateau Government and other stakeholders who stood by the farmers during the 2012 glut and appealed to them to once again intervene to salvage the industry.