Rising feed costs threaten poultry, livestock farming in 3 states

Farmers in Niger, Kogi and Nasarawa states have warned that rising feed costs, expensive day-old chicks and poor market prices threaten livestock production and livelihoods.
They said the situation had forced some operators to reduce production, sell their animals at losses or abandon farming altogether.
The farmers spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday during a nationwide survey in Minna.
They identified high feed costs, which account for 70 to 80 per cent of poultry production expenses, as their biggest challenge.
They called for subsidised feed ingredients, affordable financing, improved access to essential inputs and local feed mills to reduce...