Poultry Feed and Day-old Chicks

Combined, our 2 state-of-the-art animal feed facilities provide local farmers with 720,000 metric tonnes of poultry feed to address the ongoing supply gap of good quality and competitively priced animal feed in Nigeria.

Our 2 poultry feed brands – Chikun and Ultima – are fortified with amino acids, vitamins, minerals and feed additives which meet national and international standards.

To further ensure quality and safety, we introduced heat-treated mash and pelleted feeds to Nigeria for the first time to ensure high microbial safety. Our advanced laboratory assures quality at each state of production. All our chicks receive full vaccination and environment-controlled transportation to protect their health.

Our DOC hatchery and poultry farm produces Layers (for egg production), Broilers (for organised meat production) and Cockerels (for backyard meat production). At full capacity, this has the potential to help farmers add 8 billion eggs and 100 million kg of poultry meat in Nigeria annually; the equivalent of 40 eggs and 0.5 kg of chicken per person. Our team of field veterinarians will also train up to 10,000 farmers a year on best poultry practices to increase their productivity. Our operations are providing direct employment for over 250 workers and are creating an additional 400-500 indirect jobs.

As we source most of the poultry feed ingredients from local farmers – especially corn, soybeans and cassava – we are positively benefitting the livelihoods of more than 300,000 smallholder crop farmers.

Our physical presence in major origin and consuming countries for these products has given us an in-depth understanding of local market dynamics, helping us develop long-standing relationships with both producers and consumers.