The Nigeria Poultry Project has made some really great progress and in August/September 2009, four farmers began growing their first crop of chickens! In the fall, they were ready for processing and marketing to local stores, restaurants, and businesses. This first crop went fairly well and was a good learning experience for the new farmers who are just learning about growing chickens and marketing.
Charles Goossen (poultry farmer, Nigeria Poultry Project founder) and Dr. Conrad Van Dijk (Executive Director of CVMCanada, Sierra Leone Poultry Project founder) visited Nigeria this past February. The current crop of chickens was started in January and Charles and Conrad were able to observe the raising of chickens at three different ages: First week, 2nd and 3rd week, and 4th week of age. The marketing of the first crop was a challenge and are now looking into processing their own chickens.
Here are some photos from their recent trip!
