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Pig Farmers Cries Out ... Nawa For Covid19 Oooo
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Saturday in Lagos, while speaking on trends in the agriculture sector since the coronavirus pandemic set in.
“We have been having issues selling our animals because of the closure of borders to our West African neighbours, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This has really affected us because we spend more on pig feeds, due to the hike in prices as well as poor sales.
“Our pigs are in high demand from our neighbouring countries, especially Benin Republic. Most of the pig farms in Southern Nigeria supply pigs to West African countries.
“Immediately the borders were shut due to COVID-19 it started affecting our sales because people no longer come to patronize us.
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“Local pig farmers usually do not source for buyers because we are used to the buyers coming to buy from us in large quantities prior to this period.
“We sell the pigs at lower prices presently but spend more to feed them because demand for pork is currently low.â€
Alabi also lamented what he described as low pork consumption by Nigerians, owing to cultural and religious reasons.
According to him, pig farming will boost the pharmaceutical industry if manufacturers start using pigs to make drugs.
He said there was need for a re-orientation on pork consumption because of the high nutritional content and benefits of pigs.
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