# 97 Africa can boost chicken production.

About this episode

The episode discusses how Nigeria can enhance its chicken production by linking smallholder farmers with meat companies.

What is the problem? Nigeria is importing meat even as its potential to produce domestically is untapped. What is the solution ? Create linkages between small holder farmers and meat companies. What is the evidence? Farmers in Nigeria are already benefiting.. What is the caveat? Farmers need training and services (inputs, purchase agreements, insurance) What should organisations do? Non-profits and companies should work together to create these markets Sections Section 1: First 10 minutes : Getting to know Kachi and Heifer’s work in Nigeria. Section 2: Next 45 minutes: about the Sustainable Market Access for smallholder Poultry Farmers. Section 3: Last 10 minutes about broader lessons. Host : Sanjoy Sanyal, Founder Regain Paradise www.regainparadise.org Guest : Onyekachi Ayevbuomwan Program Lead for the Livestock sector for Heifer International Nigeria https://www.linkedin.com/in/onyekachi-ayevbuomwan- 5666a66b/?originalSubdomain=ng Date 30th June 2025

People in this episode

Host: Sanjoy Sanyal

Guest: Onyekachi Ayevbuomwan

Topics covered

• chicken production
• Nigeria
• smallholder farmers
• meat companies
• sustainable market access

Keywords

• agriculture
• livestock
• Heifer International
• training
• market creation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Africa, Nigeria

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