Egg Glut: Lagos Moves To Forestall Poultry Farmers’ Losses

• In January, February, and first half of March, Nigerians across the country experienced cash scarcity.

• The scarcity affected several businesses in various sectors, including poultry.

• The perishable nature of products in the poultry sector means stakeholders are prone to losses.

Eko Hot Blog reports that the Lagos State Government has moved to bring sustainable solutions to the fore regarding the egg glut problem confronting poultry farmers in the state.

Speaking on the intervention on Tuesday, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, said the move was part of efforts to improve the livelihood of the agricultural value chain actors towards wealth creation, job security and supply of wholesome nutritious foods to Lagosians.

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Ms. Olusanya disclosed that the state government has facilitated the offtake of a minimum of 300,000 eggs from the Erikorodo Poultry Estate in Ikorodu by a private firm, Farm Alert Ltd.

She added that this was achieved after several visits and negotiations by senior ministry officials and the Poultry Estate towards ensuring that all parties are in agreement on modalities of the offtake.

The commissioner averred that the operation commenced fully on Monday, 10th April 2023, stressing that the support from the state government shall further enhance the development of the poultry value chain in Lagos.

“The poultry farmers operating within Erikorodo and Aiyedoto poultry estates form a large percentage of registered farmers under the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), Lagos State Chapter. The initiative is aimed at supporting them and enhancing the food security agenda of the State Government,” Ms. Olusanya said.

“The administration of Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu will continue to put measures in place to create a conducive environment for farmers to operate in line with efforts to ensure sufficiency in food production in Lagos State.”

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The Estates’ Poultry Farmers had stated that the egg glut across state may be connected to the recent cash crunch amongst other factors.

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