How To Start Turkey Rearing In Nigeria (Detail Guide)
The turkey fowl is a common poultry bird in Nigeria , usually locally raised at homes. It is reared for its meat and eggs. According to government reports, Nigeria is not producing poultry meat or any other meat for that matter satisfactorily enough for its consumption. The situation is so desperate frozen fowl meat is being imported into the country from Benin Republic legally and illegally. The government past and present introduced a ban on foreign meat (especially turkey) challenging local turkey rearing farmers to match the demand for the gargantuan appetite. Because of the incredible ‘high demand’ for turkey meat across the country, venturing into the turkey rearing business is fetching yourself a lot in profits. And the best part is you can start with as little as N40,000 (NGN). SEE ALSO: How To Start Quail Farming In Nigeria The turkey rearing model in this article is meant for simple rearing of the birds in a backyard setting, where the objective is to fatten them for a per