The commissioning of Africa’s biggest hatchery and feed mill constructed by Olam Grains Nigeria and the Kaduna state government is a watershed development
Agricultural practice are the integral force for the economic development and advancement of any nation, many industries defends on agro product to survive. Here, in Kaduna, the company constructed at 150 million dollars, consists of feed mill, hatchery and breeder farm that the company would process 180,000 tonnes of corn and 75,000 tonnes of soya beans annually on feeds production, and would produce 360,000 tonnes of animal feeds yearly, which will also employ also employ about 600 workers directly.
A total of 1.6 million day-old-chick will be hatched every week, and that the company has a 50,000 tonnes of on-site storage and had outsourced similar storage volume.
The rural dweller are the main driving force behind the success of farming practices all over the world, because they consider it as the basic occupation which they could engage upon their livelihood. In Nigeria about seventy percent of its population engages in one form of farming or the other.
Also the total number of 1.6 million day-old-chick will be hatched every week, and the company has a 50,000 tonnes of on-site storage and had outsourced similar storage volume. The company was also engaged in the training of farmers to increase yields and profitability as well as provide employment; with I believe it will yield positive results at the end of the day.
In view of this, the federal government and some states interested, embarked on several policies in other to improve the quality of farming practices to the world standard. Lastly we most commend the effort of Governor El-Rufa’i and Kaduna state government.
Abdullahi Addau Turawa, Zaria, Kaduna State.
