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Saturday, August 20, 2016
National egg production scheme.
National Egg Production (NEGPRO) scheme is an initiative of the Federal Government of Nigeria designed to create jobs for Nigerians, remove hunger and alleviate poverty. To achieve its goal, NEGPRO will provide eligible Nigerians the opportunity to participate in profitable poultry businesses where continuous production of table egg takes place all year round.
Eggs produced from NEGPRO will service the following:1) The National School Feeding Program.2)Structured open market. 3) Egg powder processors across the nation.
The NEGPRO scheme, accredited layer farmers produce eggs with input supplied by entrepreneurs/stakeholder in the state. The entrepreneur/stakeholder will, in turn, off-take the eggs that are produced.
In general, the scheme workflow involves the following:1) Accredited farmers set up structure and cage for layer birds. 2)Entrepreneurs/Stakeholders in feeds and day old chicks (DOC) approved for the NEGPRO scheme take up the provision of basic inputs to participating farmers.
3)Following the approval of individual farmers and verification and certification of their layer farm pen/structures for stocking by NEGPRO officials of the state, NEGPRO farmers become eligible to collect DOCs, feeds and some stipend to run the farm from Entrepreneur/Stakeholder as a loan and with the input, the farmers commence poultry farming.
4)Farmers return on weekly basis such that eggs produced from their individual farms are taken up by the approved entrepreneur/stakeholders.5) Entrepreneurs shall balance the account of individual farmers and share profit accordingly.
How to participate;1) Prospective entrepreneurs must be based in a state where he/she is to cover and have verifiable business and reputation to support clusters of farmers. 2) Be willing to provide credit facility to cover cost of day old chicks, feed, vaccines and medications to farmers in his/her cluster.
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