The upgrading of Cameroonian poultry farming, an imperative.
It is under the care of the Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries that the Yaoundé international poultry show opened this Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at the Yaoundé convention center.
For three days from April 23 to 25, 2024, innovations and the latest technologies will be exhibited. Experts from all sides, authorities and stakeholders will discuss ways to migrate to broiler processing in Cameroon despite the fact that this sector faces many challenges. For the president of IPAVIC François Djonou “the inter-profession is doing quite well after the crises due to avian flu followed by the covid-19 period without forgetting the Russo-Ukrainian crisis, but the sector is currently growing.
Our sector remains the one that offers the cheapest proteins on the Cameroonian market. The fluctuation of prices on the market is due to the various global crises, you know that the kg of corn was sold at 180frs less than ten years ago but since then, it has increased to 320frs per kg last year (2023) , a material which accounts for at least 60% of the poultry feed. It’s about developing value chains so that everyone can find a link that suits them in the sector.” It is a question of emphasizing processing so that chicken and eggs are available for all budgets. Several other members of the government were present alongside Dr Taïga during the opening ceremony and the visit to the stands.
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Dr Taïga, minepia
«As you know, nature fairs are the indicators to see the performance of public policies and through this you can clearly see that poultry farming is modernizing, industrializing and that this sector meets the expectations of the government and the populations. And you also know that we import more chicken or cuts, it is thanks to these national players (poultry farmers). This means that the import-substitution policy instituted by the Head of State is concretized by the actors, the actions of the government and the populations. This is why it is widely publicized to report on the effectiveness of public policies and that they really meet expectations.».
Clément Noumsi
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